JUST-IN: Former Humanitarian Affairs Minister arrives EFCC to defend N37B corruption allegation

She is being accused of aiding a contractor, James Okwete, to launder the sum of N37 billion.

By Ife Osemedua

365Daily – The immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, on Monday turned herself in for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a N37billion corruption allegation against her.

She is being accused of aiding a contractor, James Okwete, to launder the sum.

Umar-Farouk disclosed her arrival at the EFCC headquarters premises on Monday, January 8, 2023, via her X account.

She tweeted, “I have, at my behest, arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to honour the invitation by the anti-graft agency to offer clarifications in respect of some issues that the commission is investigating.”

This is a developing story and 365Daily will bring more details as they emerge.

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