Today: EFCC Drills Ex-minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk Over N37bn Alleged Fraud
By Olayinka Awofadeju
The former minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, is expected to appear before the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, operatives today, Wednesday for questioning over alleged N37.1 billion fraud.
The development comes as EFCC arrested the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu, on Tuesday, over alleged N37.1 billion fraud perpetuated in collaboration with the former minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk.
Reports shows that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the suspension of Halima Shehu on Tuesday.
Official of the EFCC who spoke under anonymity, said Halima Shehu was indicted concerning the alleged 37.1bn fraud as the former National Coordinator of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme under the Ministry, then supervised by Sadiya Umar-Farouq.
EFCC had invited a contractor, James Okwete, over alleged fraud during the minister’s tenure in office, Ex-minister will be expected to respond to the suspected fraud under her when she was in office today.
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