EFCC declares ex‑minister Sadiya Umar Farouq wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, wanted over an ongoing fraud investigation. In a public notice released on Saturday, the anti graft agency asked anyone with useful information on her whereabouts to contact any of its offices nationwide or the nearest police station. According to the EFCC notice, “Farouq, 52, is an indigene of Zamfara State and her last known address is EN 008 Okpo River, off Agulu Street, Maitama, Abuja.” The Commission says she is wanted in connection with alleged offences bordering on money laundering and diversion of public funds linked to social intervention programmes handled during her time in office. The wanted declaration follows an earlier bench warrant issued by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after Farouq repeatedly […]