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EFCC Uncovers Another 90 Billion Fraud Against Suspended AGF

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"2CQeLhpf" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar; has discovered another N90 billion fraud against the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation&comma; Ahmed Idris&comma; bringing the total amount under investigation to N170 billion&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"8kpGnOF4" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>After the AGF opened up on some top government officials allegedly involved in some transactions&comma; the EFCC also closed in on a minister who was named in the allegations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The anti-graft agency has also grilled a Permanent Secretary in connection with some &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;deals in which he was implicated”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to an investigation detectives of the EFCC have made startling discoveries about some transactions in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation &lpar;OAGF&rpar;&comma; The Nation reports&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"hcj2EIwQ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>It was gathered that although the AGF was initially accused of alleged N80 billion fraud&comma; findings have unveiled another N90 billion scam&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;29&sol;breakingyari-arrested-over-accountant-generals-80-billion-naira-probe&sol;">Breaking&colon;Yari Arrested Over Accountant General’s 80 Billion Naira Probe<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>There were indications that the AGF had made a commitment to the EFCC to refund some cash to the coffers of the government&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A reliable source&comma; who spoke in confidence&comma; said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So far&comma; the EFCC chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa and his team have made substantial progress&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is one of the biggest scandals that Bawa’s administration has uncovered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Based on preliminary investigation&comma; the suspended AGF now will account for N170billion&period; Detectives are still digging more into his activities in office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Since his arrest on May 16th&comma; he has made useful disclosures including some suspicious accounts and transactions&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It was gathered that the AGF has also made available a list of government officials having to do with some financial activities in OAGF&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The source added&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As part of his disclosures during the investigation&comma; a Federal Permanent Secretary was invited and interrogated by the EFCC last week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Permanent Secretary is presently on bail and his movement restricted to Abuja&period; The Permanent Secretary has made a useful statement to investigators&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A minister was also implicated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have to verify whether or not the links with the minister were real or maybe the suspect was just desperate to rope in others&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The source gave insight into why Idris was trailed to Kano to effect his arrest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;From records&comma; the suspended AGF was invited by the commission about 80 times but for reasons best known to him&comma; he shunned EFCC’s request for interaction&period; He was just evasive&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was later trailed to Kano where he was picked up on May 16&period; He was still in custody as of yesterday but he has been offered bail&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He needs to fulfil the conditions for bail and he has been battling to do so on Sunday&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NIGERIA TRACKER on Sunday reported that the former Governor of Zamfara State&comma; Abdulaziz Yari was picked up by the operatives of the anti-graft agency for allegedly being involved in the fraud&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; 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