Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq has arrived at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The Herald reports.
The minister served under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
She is being probed over the sum of N37,170,855,753.44 that was allegedly laundered under her watch through a contractor, James Okwete.
She wrote on social media on Monday morning, “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.”
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.
— Sadiya Umar Farouq CON (@Sadiya_farouq) January 8, 2024