Former Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, arrives EFCC office

Former Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, arrives EFCC office

The immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has arrived at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Farouq announced her arrival at the anti-graft office via her X handle.

The minister, who served under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, is accused of laundering over N37,170,855,753.44.

The money was said to have been laundered through a contractor, James Okwete.

Probing the allegation, EFCC had invited the former minister for clarification.

But, the former minister initially failed to honour the invitation due to health challenges.

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However, she wrote: “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.”