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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) summoned the chief executives of Zenith, Providus and Jaiz banks on Tuesday for questioning concerning alleged fraud allegations in the Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Ministry under suspended Minister, Betta Edu and ex-minister Sadiya Umar-Farouq.
Findings show that Ebenezer Onyeagwu (Zenith Bank), Walter Akpani (Providus Bank) and Haruna Musa (Jaiz Bank) were the invited bank executives.
“Yes, chief executive officers of Zenith, Providus and Jaiz Banks have been invited to the headquarters of the Commission on Tuesday for questioning in connection with the probe of Betta Edu and Sadiya Umar-Farouq,” a reliable source at EFCC told Newsmen.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended Edu amid allegations that N585,198,500 meant for vulnerable groups was diverted to a personal account.
After Edu’s suspension, President Tinubu ordered a comprehensive probe of the ministry’s activities since his emergence as the president.
Findings show that Edu and her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq were quizzed at EFCC Headquarters on Tuesday.
It was gathered that Umar-Farouq was quizzed by the anti-graft agency over alleged N37 billion fraud during her time as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs.