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Alleged N37bn Fraud: Ex-minister Sadiya Farouk shuns EFCC invitation

A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, on Wednesday, failed to appear at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, to answer questions over an alleged N37.1 billion fraud.

A top EFCC source told Channels Television that the ex-minister shunned the invite by the anti-graft commission. The source said Umar-Farouk did not appear in person and wasn’t represented by her counsel.

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Umar-Farouk served as minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari from August 2019 to May 2023.

Last week, the former minister was invited by the anti-graft agency following a probe that was launched into her activities in the ministry when she held sway.

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She was being investigated over the sum of  N37.1 billion that was allegedly laundered under her watch through a contractor, James Okwete.

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A week after, the former minister was asked to appear before interrogators at the EFCC headquarters located at Jabi, Abuja, by 10:00 am.

However, she did not appear at the EFCC headquarters.

 

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