50 accounts linked to the ministry of Humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation is being probed – EFCC

Not less than 50 bank accounts linked to the ministry of Humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation is being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC.

The Economy and Financial Crimes Commission chairman, Ola Olukoyede disclosed that the commission has recovered 30bn from ministry of Humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation. The recovered money according to the EFCC boss is presently in the Federal Government coffers

In his words, the EFCC gaffer said

“We have laws and regulations guiding our investigations. Nigerians will also know that they (Edu and Shehu) are already on suspension and this is based on the investigations we have done, and President Bola Tinubu has proved to Nigerians that he is ready to fight corruption.

“Moreover, with respect to this particular case, we have recovered over N30bn, which is already in the coffers of the Federal Government.

“It takes time to conclude investigations. We started this matter less than six weeks ago. There are cases that take years to investigate. There are so many angles to it, and we need to follow through with some of the discoveries that we have seen. Nigerians should give us time on this matter; we have professionals on this case and they need to do things right. There are so many leads here and there.

“As it is now, we are investigating over 50 bank accounts that we have traced money into. That is no child’s play. That’s a big deal. Then you ask about my staff strength.”