He was said to have been picked up at about 5pm on Sunday for allegedly benefitting to the tune of N22 billion from the N84 billion which the former AGF reportedly paid to one Akindele.
According to the sources, the anti-graft agency also arrested one Anthony Yaro who is the Chairman and Managing Director of Finex Professional – the company through which former Governor Yari allegedly benefited from the fund.
Pointblanknews.com had reported that Mr Idris was arrested in mid-May over allegations of money laundering and diversion of public funds in excess of N80 billion.
He was reportedly intercepted in Kano State by EFCC operatives and flown to Abuja for interrogation.
Amid controversy trailing his arrest, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, suspended Mr Idris from office.
The government has since appointed Mr Anamekwe Nwabuoku as the acting Accountant General of the Federation.