₦37.1bn fraud: Sadiya Umar Farouq, ex-minister, arrives at EFCC headquarters

Sadiya Umar Farouq, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, has arrived at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) offices.

The minister worked in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

She is being investigated for the alleged laundering of N37,170,855,753.44 by a contractor, James Okwete, when she was in charge.

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.”

Details later…