Mr. Ahmed Idris, the current Accountant General of the Federation, was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with N80 billion in money laundering and diversion of funds.
Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s spokesman, revealed this in a statement on Monday captioned, ‘EFCC arrests Ahmed Idris, Accountant General of the Federation, for N80 billion fraud.’
Idris was arrested, according to the commission, when he failed to show up for an invitation.
The anti-graft agency also claimed that the accountant-general used phony consultancies to launder money.
“Operatives of the EFCC arrested the serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, on Monday, May 16, 2022, in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering operations to the tune of N80 billion,” the statement said in part.
“The commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates.
“The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja. Mr. Idris was arrested after failing to honour invitations by the EFCC to respond to issues connected to the fraudulent acts.”
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