The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) took action against Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), detaining her in connection to the alleged N37,170,855,753.44 laundering case within the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, during the tenure of former Minister Sadiya Umar-Farouk.
Operatives from the EFCC reportedly arrived at NSIPA’s office in the Federal Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory, and took Shehu to the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, where she remains detained and undergoing interrogation.
Sources within the anti-graft agency, speaking anonymously, disclosed Shehu’s implication in the alleged fraud, citing her former role as the National Coordinator of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme under the Ministry.
President Bola Tinubu has suspended Shehu from office, and the EFCC has also summoned former Minister Sadiya Umar-Farouk for questioning regarding the same N37.1bn money laundering case. She’s expected to appear before investigators at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja as per a formal request.
The EFCC’s investigation focuses on money laundering within the Ministry during Umar-Farouk’s tenure, requesting her appearance based on relevant legal provisions governing the commission’s operations.
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