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Corruption: EFCC moves against Yar'Adua's daughter
 
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Thu, 23 Jul 2015   ||   Nigeria, Abuja
 

Economic and Financal Crimes Comission (EFCC) has extended its drag net to the daughter of former President Umaru Yar'Adua and wife of former Kebbi State Governor, Saidu Dakingari, Zainab Dakingari.

The commission had invited them over alleged fraud to the tune of N2 billion perpetrated during her husband's tenure as governor of the Northwest State.
Also invited for questioning for alleged money laundering iwas Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate President and former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki.
Mrs Saraki, a source at the anti-graft agency disclosed, was wanted in relation to questionable inflow of funds into companies where she has interest.

She is expected to report at the Commission's headquarters in Abuja on July 28, 2015; where a crack team of investigators have already been assembled to grill her.
Mrs Dakingari on the other hand was initially expected to report for questioning at the EFCC headquarters today.

It was gathered that the former Kebbi first lady sent words that she was away to Saudi for Umrah (lesser hajj), and pleaded to be allowed to report on ‎ July 27, 2015.
She is expected to explain to operatives of the anti-graft agency the source of the steady stream of huge cash into her companies, while she held sway as 'first lady' of Kebbi State.
Contacted, EFCC spokesp‎erson, Wilson Uwujaren, said, "I'm aware that a new set of suspects were recently invited, It's not impossible the two women are among them."

 

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