Nigeria’s Accountant General, Mr Ahmed Idris has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged N80 billion fraud.
The EFCC, disclosed this in a statement on its Twitter page yesterday.
The statement reads,
“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 N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira) only.
“The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF 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.
