A former minister linked to the N3.1bn fraud has sneaked out of the
country as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prepares
to name the beneficiaries of the N3.1 billion withdrawn from the
account of the National Security Adviser in the Central Bank of Nigeria
for political campaign.
According to Vanguard, sources at the anti-graft agency said last
night that the former minister, who hails from one of the South-East
states, sneaked out of Nigeria just before the EFCC blew the lid on the
huge cash withdrawal.
It is believed the former minister received as much as N350 million
of the cash. It has been gathered that she left for a European nation.
According to a source, although most of the beneficiaries claimed
they had the permission of the former President to collect the cash to
campaign for him, the President might not have had any knowledge of such
transactions.
A source close to the former minister has defended her and claimed
she left the country two weeks ago for the foreign country not because
of the cash or EFCC investigation.
“Madam has, however, been informed of the amount of money she
is said to have received from the ONSA for political campaign but she is
not in Nigeria as we speak.
“The woman has been informed of what the anti-graft agency has
said about her but we don’t know when she will return to Nigeria,” a close aide of the former minister said yesterday.
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