The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched investigations into an alleged multibillion Naira fraud involving four ministers who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former ministers were said to have laundered over N187 billion in 143 bank accounts.
Already, the EFCC has arrested a government contractor – James Okwete – in connection with the ongoing probe into the N37 billion allegedly laundered by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development under former Minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk.
Reports quoting a top EFCC official said the contractor has made useful statements concerning Umar-Farouk and former directors-general of agencies under the ministry’s supervision.
“It is not only Umar-Farouk we are investigating. Three other former ministers are also under probe. They were allegedly involved in graft to the tune of N150 billion,” a credible source in the EFCC told Punch.
It was learnt that Umar-Farouk and some former agencies’ directors-general under the ministry might be arrested by the anti-graft commission following the details of the financial misappropriation so far revealed to investigators by the contractor.
Efforts to reach Umar-Farouk for her reactions on the allegations proved abortive as her media aide, Nneka Nkem, was also not available for comments.