Buhari's Minister Held By EFCC Over Alleged Diversion Of Poverty Alkeviation Funds
Reports Say Nigeria's antigraft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has detained a former Minister in the government of Muhammadu Buhari. The former Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk is being held for corruption allegation. Sources close to the EFCC told newsmen that Sadiya Umar-Farouk is still being questioned by Interrogators at the Anti-graft Agency's office and was not allowed to go home after her visit on monday morning. Sadiya is being questioned over allegations of corruption in the handling of an over thirty-seven billion naira social intervention funds linked to the accounts of a Contractor, James Okwete during her tenure as Minister. Revelations by Okwete who had long been arrested by Operatives of the EFCC has indicted Umar-Farouk and Directors-generals who served under her. The EFCC had earlier grilled the suspended National Coordinat...