Sadiya Umar-Farouk
By Our Reporter
James Okwete, a contractor with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development under former Minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk is currently cooling his heels in the dingy cell of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N37billion fraud.
A top EFCC official, who confided in our correspondent on Sunday, said the contractor had made useful statements concerning Umar-Farouk and former directors-general of the ministry.
“Yes, we are investigating Umar-Farouk over N37 billion fraud, we may invite her for questioning soon” a dependable EFCC source squealed.
“I can assure you that Umar-Farouk and some former agencies’ directors-general under the ministry might be arrested following the details of the financial misappropriation so far revealed to investigators by the contractor” said the source.
Investigation revealed that the N37.1bn was transferred from the Federal Government’s coffers to 38 different bank accounts domiciled in five commercial banks belonging to or connected with Okwete.
