Tag: Sadiya Umar-Farouk

Court orders Buhari’s minister Sadiya Umar Farouk to account for N729bn payment to poor Nigerians

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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months.   The court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the payments, the number of states covered, and the payments per state.   The judgment was delivered in June by Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu following a Freedom of Information suit number:…

EFCC indicts former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar-Farouk for N37b fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has uncovered a total sum of N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under former minister, Mrs Sadiya Umar-Farouk. Details of the ongoing investigation revealed that the money was transferred from the Federal Government’s coffers and sent to 38 different bank accounts domiciled in five commercial banks belonging a contractor identified as James Okwete. Okwete is said to have used these funds for personal expenses, including purchasing luxury cars and and acquiring properties in Abuja and Enugu. The document from the…