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Finance Minister suspends Accountant General of Federation, Ahmed Idris, over N80 billion fraud

Finance Minister suspends Accountant General of Federation, Ahmed Idris, over N80 billion fraud

The Minister of Finance , Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Wednesday suspended the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris.

His suspension followed his indictment for fraud worth N80 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Uwajaren, had confirmed Idris’s arrest on Monday.

READ ALSO: EFCC confirms arrest of accountant-general over N80b fraud

He was arrested after he failed to honour invitations by the anti-graft agency.

The EFCC stated that Idris allegedly diverted funds and laundered the sum of N80 billion.

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