More Trouble For Ahmed Idris As EFCC Uncovers Another N90bn Fraud

The embattled and suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, may be facing further charges as another 90 billion Naira fraud has been traced to him.

Naija News learned that another N90 billion scam has been traced to the suspended AGF apart from the alleged N80 billion he was initially accused of.

It is understood that the probe of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) into the suspended AGF has reached 170 billion Naira.

It was learned that EFCC operatives have discovered some illegal transactions in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) following his arrest and interrogation.

This was after Idris disclosed that some top government officials were allegedly involved in the transactions and other shady deals.

The revelation made by Idris has led to the arrest of a Permanent Secretary, who had been grilled by operatives of the anti-graft agency in connection with the deals.

Following Idris’ revelation, the anti-graft agency was also monitoring a minister who was fingered in the allegations against the suspended AGF.

A source quoted by The Nation said Idris might have made a commitment to the EFCC to refund some cash to the coffers of the government.

The source said: “So far, the EFCC chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa and his team have made substantial progress.

“This is one of the biggest scandals that Bawa’s administration has uncovered.

“Based on preliminary investigation, the suspended AGF now will account for N170billion. Detectives are still digging more into his activities in the office.

“Since his arrest on May 16th, he has made useful disclosures including some suspicious accounts and transactions.

“As part of his disclosures during the investigation, a Federal Permanent Secretary was invited and interrogated by the EFCC last week.

“The Permanent Secretary is presently on bail and his movement restricted to Abuja. The Permanent Secretary has made a useful statement to investigators. A minister was also implicated.

“We have to verify whether or not the links with the minister were real or maybe the suspect was just desperate to rope in others.”

The source also revealed that Idris was trailed to Kano to effect his arrest after ignoring EFCC’s numerous invitations.

He said: “From records, the suspended AGF was invited by the commission about 80 times but for reasons best known to him, he shunned EFCC’s request for interaction. He was just evasive.

“He was later trailed to Kano where he was picked up on May 16. He was still in custody as of yesterday but he has been offered bail.

“He needs to fulfil the conditions for bail and he has been battling to do so on Sunday.”