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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , has invited for\u00a0\u00a0questioning , Mrs Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate President and former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki.<\/span>or alleged money laundering.<\/div>\n

Mrs Saraki, a source at the anti-graft agency disclosed, is wanted in relation to questionable inflow of funds into companies where she has interest. She is expected to report at the Commission\u2019s headquarters in Abuja on July 28, 2015; where a crack team of investigators have already been assembled to grill her.<\/p>\n

Also invited is the daughter of former President Umaru Yar\u2019 Adua and wife of former Kebbi State Governor, Saidu Dakingari, Zainab Dakingari, has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged fraud to the tune of N2billion perpetrated during her husband\u2019s tenure as governor of the Northwest State.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Dakingari on the other hand was initially expected to report for questioning at the EFCC headquarters today, but defered till July 27 because she is away for lesser Hadj.<\/p>\n

She is expected to explain to operatives of the anti-graft agency the source of the steady stream of huge cash into her companies, while she held sway as \u2018first lady\u2019 of Kebbi State.<\/p>\n

Contacted for comments, EFCC spokesp\u200eerson, Wilson Uwujaren, said, \u201cI\u2019m aware that a new set of suspects w\u200eere recently invited,\u201d Mr. Uwujaren said. \u201cIt\u2019s not impossible the two women are among them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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