Corruption and Underdevelopment

‘Why EFCC arrested Accountant-General’

By Paul Michael, Abuja

Accountant General of the federation, Ahmed Idris, was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged fraud of N80 billion.

Idris was reportedly arrested after his failure to honour the invitation of the commission on several occasions.

This was revealed by the EFCC in a statement, noting that the Accountant General raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members, and close associates.

The statement reads: “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, May 16, 2022, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira) only.

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“The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the Accountant General raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members, and close associates.

“The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja.

“Mr Idris was arrested after failing to honour invitations by the EFCC to respond to issues connected to the fraudulent acts.”

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