The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in conjunction with the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) have allegedly discovered the sum of $9 million in cash at the residence of the former Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Tarela Boroh (rtd) few days after he was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Head, Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Mr. Wilson Uwajiaren said the discovery of the cash  was made a few hours after Boroh was arrested by a combined team of EFCC and NSA operatives on Monday.

According to a senior official in the agency, Boroh was picked up from his residence in Gwarinpa, Abuja on Monday but was taken back to his residence at about 3 am on Tuesday by the operatives who then searched his house for several hours before making the startling discovery.

“The former adviser was driven to his house in an unmarked car after his arrest. His home was searched for several hours and about $9 million was discovered in several safe boxes in several parts of the house,” the security agent said.

“The combined team of EFCC and the National Security Adviser operatives were very thorough with the search. Indeed at a point, the operatives broke all the locks in the house, including his wife’s closet. The recovered cash has been deposited at the Office of the NSA,” he added.

Boroh’s sack, investigation and arrest by the EFCC may not be unconnected with a petition dated August 12, 2017 and signed by one Timi Angalabari on behalf of the Niger Deltans for Accountability and Good Governance (NDAGG) which urged President Buhari to suspend the ex-Amnesty boss.

Angalabari said the suspension would enable the concerned authorities to conduct credible investigations into the non-payment of tuition fees and living expenses of recently-graduated Niger Delta students in universities across the United States, the United Kingdom and Nigeria.

The petition alleged that the certificates of the graduated students were withheld due to the non-payment of the tuition fees ranging from nine months to two years despite Boroh receiving over ₦70 billion within the time frame.