ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds.
The anti-graft agency published the wanted notice on its website on Saturday.
According to the EFCC notice, Farouq, 52, is from Zamfara State, while her last known address was listed as EN 008, Okpo River, off Agulu Street, Maitama, Abuja.
The notice, signed by the Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, appealed to members of the public with useful information about her whereabouts to contact the commission.
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The EFCC notice stated, “The public is hereby notified that Sadiya Umar Farouq, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy, Abuse of Office, Diversion of Public Funds.”
The commission urged anyone with relevant information to reach any of its offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja, call 08093322644, send an email to info@efcc.gov.ng, or report to the nearest police station.
Farouq served as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development under former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2023.