Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested the current Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris on Monday over alleged diversion of funds and money laundering to the tune of N80 billion. This was disclosed by the Commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement titled ‘EFCC arrests Ahmed Idris, Accountant-General of the Federation for N80Bn Fraud’.
The statement reads 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 honor invitations by the EFCC to respond to issues connected to the fraudulent acts”.