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EFCC has reopened money laundering cases involving 13 former governors and some former ministers, with the total amounts implicated exceeding N853.8 billion.
Reportedly, the high-profile cases center around a minimum of N772.2 billion, and the anti-graft agency is currently scrutinizing the alleged N81.6 billion misappropriated in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
Additionally, recent investigations reveal a missing $2.2 billion through money laundering, fund diversion, and misappropriation. This amount was allegedly diverted by figures including former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, late media mogul Raymond Dokpesi, former Sokoto State governor Attahiru Bafarawa, and former Minister of State for Finance Bashir Yuguda.
Originally intended for arms procurement to support the fight against terrorism, the funds were purportedly laundered and misappropriated. Arrests were made in 2015, with figures such as Dokpesi, Bafarawa, and Yuguda detained after being indicted by a presidential committee investigating arms procurement during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Among the affected individuals are former governors Kayode Fayemi and Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, Chimaroke Nnamani and Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa State, Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State, Peter Odili of Rivers State, Theodore Orji of Abia State, Danjuma Goje of Gombe State, Aliyu Wamako of Sokoto State, Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, and Sule Lamido of Jigawa State.
The ongoing investigations involve various allegations, including money laundering, fraud, and non-remittance of funds. Notably, some individuals, such as Diezani Alison-Madueke, are facing scrutiny over several alleged money laundering cases involving substantial sums.
Sources indicate that EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede is reviewing all high-profile cases and has instructed investigators to treat all suspects without bias, irrespective of their social or political standing.
