Former Minister Farouq Fails to Appear Before EFCC to Answer Questions About Alleged N37B Fraud
• Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, failed to appear before EFCC for questioning regarding alleged N37.1bn fraud during her tenure.
• EFCC says the fraud was perpetrated through a contractor named James Okwete.
• EFCC officials waited over 8 hours for Farouq to appear and she never showed up.
• EFCC official says Farouq risks arrest within the week if she does not appear voluntarily for questioning.
• National Coordinator of National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu, was arrested by EFCC over her involvement in the alleged fraud.