Ahmed Idris, the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This is coming after he was arrested for involvement in an N174 billion fraud, according to The Punch.
Idris was released on bail from the custody of EFCC on Wednesday night in Abuja and has since been reunited with his family. This is according to Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC spokesperson.
“The suspended Accountant-General is out on bail. He was released last night,” Uwujaren said.
Idris was nabbed by operatives of the EFCC on May 16, 2022, in connection with a series of frauds that was initially thought to be N84 billion. Three days after his arrest, Idris was suspended by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to enable him to face his probe.
According to The Punch, Idris mentioned names, companies, and a huge amount of money which is currently under probation. He also made confessional statements and provided traces of funds, withdrawals, and deposits in local and foreign currencies.
This led to the arrest of the former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, and the Chairman and Managing Director of Finex Professional, Anthony Yaro, by the EFCC last week.
Also, the acting-AGF, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, who was appointed after Ahmed Idris’ suspension is also under surveillance concerning accusations of financial conduct.
The allegations against him include overpayment to himself while serving in previous ministries and agencies.
He was also said to have perpetrated fraud through the Government Integrated Financial Management System used to pay salaries of Federal Government staff.
“Some of the alleged infractions occurred when Nwabuoku was the Director of Finance and Accounts, Ministry of Defence,” the source said.
