EFCC Detains Tambuwal Over Alleged ₦189bn Withdrawals
Former Sokoto State governor and current senator, Waziri Aminu Tambuwal, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over what the agency described as “suspicious” withdrawals totaling ₦189.15 billion during his tenure. Tambuwal arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 11:30 a.m. on Monday and was immediately ushered into interrogation, with sources indicating he would spend the night in detention. According to EFCC investigators, the withdrawals were made incrementally over six of Tambuwal’s eight years in office, allegedly from three key state accounts — the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) account, the Government House account, and the Secretary to the State Government account. An EFCC fact sheet claims the three accounts received a combined inflow of ₦567.16 billion between January 1, 2015, and August 31, 2021. Of this, ₦189.15 billion was allegedly diverted to government […]