The {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee (EFCC) has questioned a former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal over suspicious money withdrawals totalling N189billion.
Tambuwal, who arrived the EFCC’s headquarters round 11:30am on Monday, was nonetheless dealing with interrogators on the alleged {financial} crime.
It was not clear as on the time of submitting this report if the ex-governor might be detained by the anti-graft company.
Tambuwal is predicted to reply instigators on the money withdrawals throughout his tenure as governor of Sokoto State.
EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, did not touch upon the difficulty when contacted.
Nevertheless, EFCC sources, who confirmed the arrest to LEADERSHIP, stated, “He’s being held over alleged fraudulent money withdrawals to the tune of N189 billion. The withdrawals are in flagrant violation of the Cash Laundering( Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022.
“We now have remoted all of the allegations for Tambuwal, it’s left to him to reply,“ our correspondent was reliably instructed.
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