EDU: EFCC QUIZZES TOP MINISTRY OFFICIALS, ICPC RECOVERS N50BN
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EDU: EFCC QUIZZES TOP MINISTRY OFFICIALS, ICPC RECOVERS N50BN
The investigation into the sleaze in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation deepened on Wednesday with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigators quizzing several top civil servants linked to the scandals.
This was as The PUNCH learnt that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission recovered N50bn from the humanitarian affairs ministry.
The money which reports said was about to be embezzled was recovered by the ICPC between July and August 2023 and paid into the Central Bank of Nigeria.
It was gathered that the fund which was meant for vulnerable citizens during the tenure of former Minister Sadiya Umar-Farouq was blocked during attempts to transfer it into private bank accounts and recovered by the ICPC under its former Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye.
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