Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Kessington Adebutu, Nigeria's gambling mogul whose business empire has enjoyed decades of patronage as a household name across the country, has become a new target of a vast corruption investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), PREMIUM TIMES can report.

As part of the investigation on Tuesday, anti-graft detectives at the EFCC office in Lagos detained and questioned Segun Adebutu, son of the octogenarian, questioning him on matters ranging from alleged tax fraud to economic sabotage, sources familiar with the development told PREMIUM TIMES.

Anti-graft officials said Mr Adebutu's business activities recently became a subject of their suspicion following a petition from another betting compan...