BREAKING:EFCC declares former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, wanted

Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq,

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday declared former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, wanted over alleged cases of criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds.
The anti-graft agency published the notice on its official website.
According to the notice, the 52-year-old former minister, who hails from Zamfara State, has her last known address listed as EN 008, Okpo River, off Agulu Street, Maitama, Abuja.
The EFCC, in a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, urged members of the public with relevant information about her whereabouts to contact the commission immediately.
The notice reads: “The public is hereby notified that Sadiya Umar Farouq, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds.”
The commission appealed to anyone with useful information to contact any of its offices across the country, including those in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja.
It also provided a hotline , 08093322644, and an email address, info@efcc.gov.ng, while advising members of the public to report to the nearest police station if they have relevant information.
Sadiya Umar Farouq served as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development from 2019 to 2023 under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

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