After many days of waiting game between the embattled former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sadiya has finally arrived at the anti-graft office for interrogation.
Sadiya is expected to be interrogated over an ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered during her tenure in office, through a contractor, named James Okwete.
A reliable source at the EFCC headquarters confirmed the former minister arrived at about 10:30 am on Monday.
However, the former minister at about 10:20 am in the morning announced her presence through her verified X account 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 on Monday morning.
The former humanitarian minister had declined the earlier invitation on alleged health challenges in a letter she officially wrote to the EFCC, seeking an extension of the deadline to meet with EFCC interrogators.
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At the time of filing this report, the former minister was yet to be attended by the EFCC officials.
The former bank executive had public service experience at the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, from 2017 to 2022.
Shehu had 10 years of banking experience where she worked at the former Intercity Bank before proceeding to Unity and Access Banks.
She hailed from Kafin Dagi village, Katsina, Katsina State. She graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language, and later bagged a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from the same institution.
