{"id":110160,"date":"2024-01-17T11:59:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=110160"},"modified":"2024-01-17T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:59:43","slug":"efcc-quizzes-agf-over-n585m-humanitarian-ministry-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/efcc-quizzes-agf-over-n585m-humanitarian-ministry-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC quizzes AGF over N585m humanitarian ministry scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has interrogated the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, over an alleged link to a N585.2m fraud involving the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu.<\/p>\n<p>The AGF was quizzed by EFCC interrogators at the anti-graft agency\u2019s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the interrogation revealed that Madein was grilled for over six hours, and was released with no condition in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>An impeccable anti-graft source, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, revealed that she was queried over the payment of N585.2m of government funds from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs into the private bank account of a government official.<\/p>\n<p>The source said, \u201cThe Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, has been invited and interrogated by the commission. She was grilled for over six hours on Monday over the payment of N585.2m from the National Social Investment office account to the UBA account of Bridget Oniyelu, the accountant of the Grants for Vulnerable Groups under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AGF was not detained, and she was released with no condition after she made her explanation in writing to the investigators during interrogation. 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