Buhari's Minister, Sadiya Surrenders Self To EFCC

Former President Mohammadu Buhai's powerrful minister of social development, disaster management, and humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouk, on Monday, January 8, 2024, submitted herself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), headquarters over alleged fraud.

She is expected to be grilled by the operatives of the commission concerning her ongoing investigation into the N37,170,855,753.44 that was purportedly laundered during her time in office through a contractor named James Okwete.

Umar-Farouk, at about 10 am on Monday, January 8, was visibly seen moving to the headquarters of the EFCC, after she was quizzed 

She announced on her X page at about 10:20 am, that she was present at the EFCC headquarters.

“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,” Umar-Farouq tweeted.

The former Minister had earlier officially written to the EFCC seeking an extension of the deadline to meet with EFCC interrogators over an ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered during her tenure in office, through a contractor, Okwete.