Adebayo Fajinmi
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AG-F), Ahmed Idris, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N80 billion fraud.
It was discovered that Idris, who has been confined, was being grilled as of press time.
Be that as it may, the AG-F might confront one more obstacle for purportedly outstaying in office.
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said Idris’ arrest followed his alleged refusal to honour an invite.
The statement read: ” Operatives of the 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 N80 billion only.
“The commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AG-F 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.
“Idris was arrested after failing to honour invitations by the EFCC to respond to issues connected to the fraudulent acts.”
