Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, yesterday shunned an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, who is probing the N37.1bn allegedly laundered during her tenure in office through a contractor, James Okwete, THE PUNCH reports.
Umar-Farouq kept interrogators waiting for over eight hours without an official communication as to why she didn’t honour the invitation.
The former minister was asked to appear before investigators at the EFCC headquarters, Jabi, Abuja on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at about 10:00 am, to give an account of the alleged fraud that took place under her watch.
However, THE PUNCH who was at the EFCC headquarters from 9 am to 6.30 pm confirmed that the former minister did not show up at the anti-graft agency’s office for interrogation.
An interrogator, who spoke with THE PUNCH on condition of anonymity, said the interrogation team had to close from work at about 6pm when they were certain that the former minister was not going to show up.
“We just closed from work now because she didn’t show up today, and it’s 6pm already. It’s certain that she’s never going to show up today,” the source said.
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