Anti-graft
agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has discovered a
sum of N2.5bn in the bank account of the housemaid of an ex female minister.
According to
reports, the minister, whose identity has not been revealed that stored the
money into the accord in order to shield herself from investigation.
The
housemaid, whose name was also not revealed had no idea that she had such a
possession.
Reports has
it that the minister took the maid’s passport and used it to be open the bank
account in her name, but with a different signature.
The information
was revealed by a powerful source, according to reports made by the Daily
Post.
The source
said, “Our findings indicated that the ex-female minister opened an
account in the name of her housemaid and with her photograph. But the signature
in the account is that of the ex-minister,” the source said.
“At the time
we made the discovery, over N2.5billion was in the account. But the volume of
transactions in the account has been huge.”
“We are
suspecting that the ex-minister did not put the housemaid in the picture of
what she wanted to do with her passport photograph.”
“We have
established that the ex-minister has been drawing funds from the said account.
We have retrieved records of all transactions by the ex-Minister. We will soon
bring her to justice no matter how long it takes to follow due process.”
Labels: Efcc discovered a sum of N2.5bn in the bank account of the housemaid of an ex female minister., Ex minister hides N2.5bn in housemaid’s account
