Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, risks arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following her failure, on Wednesday, to honour an invitation by the anti-graft agency. The PUNCH reports that the EFCC wrote Umar Farouq to appear for questioning in furtherance of an ongoing probe into an alleged N37.1bn fraud during her tenure in office. According to the EFCC, the alleged fraud was perpetrated through a contractor, James Okwete. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that Umar Farouq, who was scheduled to appear at…
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