Adamu quizzed in EFCC Office

Football: Adamu quizzed in anti-
corruption probe

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has
begun quizzing suspended FIFA
executive member, Amos Adamu
over allegations of corruption.
"We invited Adamu after he finally
arrived in the country on Friday and
he has been at our office in Abuja
since Wednesday morning," disclosed
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) spookesman, Femi
Babafemi.
"For now, the investigations are on
and we do not know when he will be
allowed to leave our offices."

Babafemi said that the anti-
corruption body is interrogating
Adamu over how the 24 billion naira
(about 190 million dollars) budget for
the 2003 All Africa Games of which he
was the chief executive was spent.
Adamu will also have to explain
another 1.3 billion naira, which he
purportedly spent as "PR", Babafemi
added.

He also said Adamu is being quizzed
for another 180 million naira in an
affair concerning his wife as well as
80 million naira expenditure
involving his son-in-law.

Last month, Adamu was suspended
by FIFA for three years after world
football's governing body ruled that
he had breached their code of ethics.
Adamu was caught in a sting
operation by a British newspaper
over the hosting rights bids for the
2018 and 2022 World Cups.