We have recovered over 30 Billion Naira from suspended Accountant General Ahmed Idris - Chairman of EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claims to have recovered more than N30 billion from the suspended Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, who is facing corruption charges.
Commission Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa said this during the 62nd Ministerial Media Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
The event was streamed live on YouTube and viewers had the opportunity to ask questions of the EFCC President.
"On the case of former Federation Accountant General Idris Ahmed, we at the EFCC recovered N30 billion from him," he said.
EFCC is suing Mr. Idris and other co-defendants for alleged N109 billion fraud at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja.
His co-defendants are Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.
They face 14 charges of theft and breach of trust involving N109 billion in public funds.
The defendants were released on bail on July 28 by Judge J.O Adeyemi-Ajayi. The judge said the defendants were entitled to bail despite the allegations against them.
The federal government suspended Mr. Idris as the Federation's Accountant General after his arrest in Kano on allegations of fraud.
Previous recovery
It is unclear whether the 30 billion naira, according to the EFCC chairman, was recovered from Mr. Idris, covering multi-billion naira assets that were traced and recovered to him as a result of his arrest.
PREMIUM TIMES obtained footage of some of the multi-billion naira assets in June.
The assets, mostly in Kano, his home state in the North West region of Nigeria, are worth billions of naira, far more than his monthly salary as a civil servant.
Part of the assets is the Gezawa Commodity Market in Kano State.
One of the assets - the state-of-the-art mall, located in Kano State - is said to be worth over N700 million.
The photos obtained showed that the mall was located on a large expanse of land.
However, while the main exterior works have been perfected, work is still underway inside with facilities such as lifts and escalators being installed.
The Accountant General had launched Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited in 2021, which he openly admitted to owning.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claims to have recovered more than N30 billion from the suspended Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, who is facing corruption charges.
Commission Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa said this during the 62nd Ministerial Media Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
The event was streamed live on YouTube and viewers had the opportunity to ask questions of the EFCC President.
"On the case of former Federation Accountant General Idris Ahmed, we at the EFCC recovered N30 billion from him," he said.
EFCC is suing Mr. Idris and other co-defendants for alleged N109 billion fraud at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja.
His co-defendants are Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.
They face 14 charges of theft and breach of trust involving N109 billion in public funds.
The defendants were released on bail on July 28 by Judge J.O Adeyemi-Ajayi. The judge said the defendants were entitled to bail despite the allegations against them.
The federal government suspended Mr. Idris as the Federation's Accountant General after his arrest in Kano on allegations of fraud.
Previous recovery
It is unclear whether the 30 billion naira, according to the EFCC chairman, was recovered from Mr. Idris, covering multi-billion naira assets that were traced and recovered to him as a result of his arrest.
PREMIUM TIMES obtained footage of some of the multi-billion naira assets in June.
The assets, mostly in Kano, his home state in the North West region of Nigeria, are worth billions of naira, far more than his monthly salary as a civil servant.
Part of the assets is the Gezawa Commodity Market in Kano State.
One of the assets - the state-of-the-art mall, located in Kano State - is said to be worth over N700 million.
The photos obtained showed that the mall was located on a large expanse of land.
However, while the main exterior works have been perfected, work is still underway inside with facilities such as lifts and escalators being installed.
The Accountant General had launched Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited in 2021, which he openly admitted to owning.
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