The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen private accounts with N30 billion of the N44 billion moved from the accounts of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).
EFCC traced the funds to multiple accounts to which the funds were moved by some NSIPA officials.
It was gathered that the N44 billion was suspiciously transferred from NSIPA’s accounts into private and corporate accounts linked to those serving as fronts.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday suspended National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the agency, Halima Shehu was questioned by EFCC interrogators.
Also, the EFCC arrested NSIPA’s immediate past Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Mr. Bwai Adamu Hamza who retired from the agency in December.
Former Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, failed to honour the EFCC invitation to appear for interrogation.
The EFCC had invited Umar-Farouq over the alleged laundering of N37, 170,855,753.44 during her tenure through a contractor, James Okwete. The former minister denied the allegations.
