Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto State and current senator, is being interrogated by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
According to information obtained by TheCable, Tambuwal is under investigation for allegedly authorising cash withdrawals amounting to ₦189 billion, in breach of the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022.
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No official details when the alleged transactions took place at the time of report.
Sources within the EFCC disclosed that the ex-governor arrived at the commission’s office at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, where he was questioned over the alleged offences.
Tambuwal, who served as governor of Sokoto State from 2015 to 2023, was previously the Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015.
No official comment yet from the ant-graft agency.
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