The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, apply all pressure in tracking down and prosecuting Yau Kumo, a former Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN, for his alleged involvement in the $65 million fraud.
Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria alongside two others – Mr. Tarry Rufus, and Mr. Bola Ogunsola were declared wanted by the ICPC in a statement published on the ICPC website on Thursday and signed by the spokesperson of the commission, Mrs Azuka C. Ogugua.
Kumo is an inlaw of President Muhammadu Buhari. He married Fatima, the president’s daughter, in 2016 at Daura, Katsina state.
The statement read, “A running story to the effect that the ICPC has declared “an in-law of the President” wanted in connection with fraud involving the large sum of money, USD65 million to be exact.
“This should normally be an affirmation that our anti-corruption agencies/institutions are truly independent and allowed unfettered freedom by the President. Which in fact is the case.
“That a state institution can issue such is a measure of the administration’s commitment to accountability, equality and justice.
“To set the records straight, the person declared wanted by the ICPC is not an in-law to President Buhari.