Anti-graft investigators have been grilling suspended minister Betta Edu over alleged
N585m disbursement fraud.
Edu arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, at 11am, alongside her aides and lawyer and is currently facing
EFCC investigators.
Also the EFCC quizzed the Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors of Zenith Bank, Providus Bank, and Jaiz Bank in connection the uncovered ₦44bn fraud and the ₦585million involving Halima Shehu and Betta Edu.
Meanwhile, the EFCC continued to quiz Edu’s predecessor, Sadiya Farouq, over an alleged laundering of N37.1 billion during her tenure as a minister. Reports says this was for further clarifications on sundry issues that the Commission flagged in the course of its preliminary investigations.