Alleged N714m scam: Witness tells court how N159m was traced to Turaki’s account Alleged N714m scam: Witness tells court how N159m was traced to Turaki’s account
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A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja how the sum of N159,104,000 meant for the sensitisation of Muslim youths was allegedly diverted by a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki.
The former minister, his special assistant, Sampson Okpetu and two companies: Samtee Essentials Limited and Pasco Investment Limited are being prosecuted on a 16-count charge of fraud of about N714, 670, 014.87.
We recovered N75m from ex-minister’s wife – EFCC
Friday Olokor, Abuja
An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Bello Hamma-Adama, has told Justice Inyang Ekwo, of a Federal High Court in Abuja that a sum of N75m was recovered from Halima Turaki, wife of a former Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Tanimu Turaki was a former Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs during the administration of Dr Goodluck Jonathan between 2013 and 2015.
He also served as the Minister for the Federal Ministry of Labour between 2014 and 2015.
Hamma-Adama, the fifth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Turaki, made the observations before Justice Ekwo on Wednesday.
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An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bello Hamma-Adama, on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that N75 million was recovered from Halima Tanimu Turaki, wife of a former Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Tanimu Turaki who was a Minister in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government between 2013 and 2015 served as supervising Minister for Federal Ministry of Labour between 2014 and 2015.
Hamma-Adama, the 5th prosecution witness (PW5) in the ongoing trial of Turaki disclosed this while testifying before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
EFCC had arraigned the former Minister (1st defendant) alongside his former Special Assistant, Sampson Okpetu (2nd defendant), and two firms; Samtee Essentials Ltd and Pasco Investment Ltd, on 16 counts of money laundering.
EFCC: How N75 million was recovered from ex-minister’s wife
January 27, 2021
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s investigator, Bello Hamma-Adama, on Wednesday, revealed how N75 million was recovered from Halima Tanimu Turaki, wife of a former minister in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government.
Tanimu Turaki was a minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs between 2013 and 2015 and also served as the supervising minister for the Federal Ministry of Labour between 2014 and 2015.
Mr. Hamma-Adama, the fifth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Mrs. Turaki, made the revelation before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The EFCC had arraigned the former minister (first defendant) alongside his former Special Assistant, Sampson Okpetu (second defendant), and two firms (Samtee Essentials Ltd and Pasco Investment Ltd), on 16 counts of money laundering.
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The wife of a former Nigerian minister was paid N75 million from public funds without executing any contract, an investigator told a federal court on Wednesday.
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Halima Turaki, wife of a former minister, Tanimu Turaki, was paid the N75 million from funds earmarked by her husband’s ministry for a sensitisation project.
Testifying as the 12th prosecution witness in Mr Turaki’s trial on money laundering charges, Bello Hamma-Adama said Mrs Turaki confirmed to the EFCC that she never executed any contract for the ministry.