President Muhammadu Buhari got here to energy in 2015 on a pledge to finish endemic graft, however has barely made a dent in corruption.
The pinnacle of Nigeria’s treasury has been arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and cash laundering value 80 billion naira ($190m), the nation’s anti-graft company stated.
Ahmed Idris, Nigeria’s accountant-general, was arrested on Monday “after failing to honour invites” to reply to the allegations, the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) stated.
The EFCC stated Idris “raked off the funds via bogus consultancies and different unlawful actions utilizing proxies, members of the family and shut associates”.
The proceeds had been invested by Idris in actual property within the capital Abuja and in his house state of Kano in northern Nigeria, it stated in an announcement issued late Monday.
Idris has not commented on the accusations.
President Muhammadu Buhari got here to energy in 2015 on a pledge to finish endemic graft, however has barely made a dent in corruption on a nationwide scale.
Below his watch, the EFCC has secured a string of high-profile convictions, together with ministers, state governors, senior public servants and distinguished political figures.
However final week, the president introduced a pardon for 2 ex-governors jailed for corruption, regardless of public outcry.
Final 12 months, the company stated it had recovered 714 million euros ($750m) that had been plundered from the nation’s coffers.
The federal government has been accused of concentrating on the opposition in its anti-corruption drive, an allegation it denies.
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