BREAKING: Arrested Accountant General, Ahmed Idris reunites with his family



Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Idris Ahmed arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N200,000,000,000 fraud has reunited with his family.

This is according to a video circulating on social media that showed the AGF being welcomed by members of his family with wild jubilations.

It is however, not clear when his release was secured from the custody as of press time.

Recall that Idris was nabbed by EFCC operatives on May 16, 2022 in connection with a series of fraud that was initially thought to be N80billion.
 
Three days after his arrest, Idris was suspended by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to enable him face his probe.

It was gathered that based on the findings of the EFCC, the total sum in the series of coordinated scams traced to the suspended AGF is up to 200 billion Naira (N200,000,000,000).

According to an internal source of the EFCC, questioning of Idris by detectives brought up names, companies, and staggering figures currently under probe.

He was said to have made confessional statements, and provided traces of funds, withdrawals and deposits in local and foreign currencies.

It was said that the arrest of former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, by the EFCC last week was due to the revelation made by the AGF. He is still in custody.

The anti-graft agency has also nabbed the Chairman and Managing Director of Finex Professional, Anthony Yaro.
 
It was also gathered that the new acting AGF, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, who was appointed shortly after Ahmed Idris’s suspension is also under EFCC’s surveillance after accusation of financial impropriety.

The allegations against him include “overpayment” to himself while serving in previous ministries and agencies.

Some of the alleged infractions occurred when Nwabuoku was the Director of Finance and Accounts, Ministry of Defence.

Another was alleged fraud perpetrated via the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS) used to pay salaries of Federal Government staff.

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