Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has retrieved a sum of 30 billion naira during an ongoing corruption probe into the suspended Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Honourable Betta Edu.
In details, the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Hon Betta Edu was suspended in the month of January for an allege embezzlement of the state funds, which is worth USD$640,000 into her personal bank account.
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu ordered for a thorough investigation to be conducted in the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Yet, the then sector ministry, Hon Betta Edu denied all corruption allegations levelled against her.
Further, her office claimed that, hon Betta had approved the transfer into a personal account, which was not in her name, but said it purpose was for the “implementation of grants to vulnerable groups.”
However, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission announced that, the public funds worth 30 billion naira ($24 million or £19 million) were linked to over fifty different bank accounts.
Meanwhile, the EFCC after a little over four weeks of proper probe into the case has revealed that, there are a lot of angles to the alleged corruption case.
“As it is now, we are investigating over 50 bank accounts that we have traced money into. That is no child’s play. That is a big deal,” Chair of the commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede stated.
