The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said that it has recovered over N30 billion out of the N109 billion as part of the alleged fraud proceeds of the suspended Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this at the weekly ministerial briefing in the State House.
“On the case of the former Accountant General of the Federation Idris Ahmed, we at the EFCC have recovered N30 billion from him,” Bawa said.
Recall that the EFCC is prosecuting Idris and other co-defendants over alleged N109 billion fraud at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Maitama, Abuja.
His co-defendants are Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.
They face 14 charges of stealing and criminal breach of trust involving N109 billion in public funds.
Responding to a question posed on the independence of the commission, the EFCC boss stated that high-profile personalities and government agencies across the board, have been subject to investigation including the EFCC, which he maintained is evident of the government’s successful anti-corruption drive.
