Betta Edu: 20 Directors Land in EFCC's Net as Anti-Graft Agency Digs Deep

• The EFCC has widened its scope in the ongoing investigation in the ministry of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation
• A source privy to the development said the EFCC had invited 20 senior directors and officials for further investigation
• It was also learnt that this was as a result of the investigative report and recommendation done by the ICPC and presented to the EFCC

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FCT, Abuja - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has widened its investigation of the financial misconduct spotted at the ministry of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation as 20 senior directors and officials were reportedly summoned.

According to The Punch, some of the officials of the ministry were allegedly summoned by the EFCC investigators at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency on Thursday, January 11.

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Why EFCC invite 20 directors in ministry of humanitarian affairs probe

The development came after a detailed investigative report and recommendation presented to the EFCC by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

According to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity:

“The EFCC is also probing some officials in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. Some director-generals and civil servants, about 20 of them, are being interrogated. Some have been quizzed, and more are still coming for interrogation as the investigation continues.”

Another source privy to the investigation disclosed that the EFCC has widened the probe to unveil financial misconduct in the ministry since it was established in 2019.

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It was also learned that the parley between the EFCC and the ICPC was expected to disclose more financial mismanagement and other misconduct carried out by civil servants since President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.

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Recall that the ICPC intercepted and recovered N50bn from the ministry between July and August 2023.

The money, which was intercepted by the ICPC and paid into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was allegedly meant to be embezzled.

Humanitarian ministry scandals: EFCC seizes Edu, former minister’s passports

Legit.ng earlier reported that the EFCC has reportedly seized the passports of Betta Edu, the minister recently suspended by President Bola Tinubu over financial misconduct.

Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the former minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation under immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, also had her passport seized.

Suspended minister Edu and her predecessor, Umar-Farooq, were under investigation by the EFCC over reported financial misconduct rocking the ministry.

Source: Legit.ng