EFCC quizzes suspended Humanitarian Affairs minister Betty Edu over N585m graft

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced the investigation of suspended Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Dr. Betta Edu.

The anti graft Commission grilled Edu over alleged N585 million fraud in her ministry hours after she arrived at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Headquarters in Abuja

She is currently being investigated over alleged N585 million fraud in her ministry.

Edu, who was suspended on Monday, January 8, by President Bola Tinubu, was accused of paying the humanitarian funds into a private account.

The N585 million was meant for payment of grants to vulnerable groups in Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Cross River and Ogun states.

Edu is the first minister to be suspended from office since members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) were sworn in August last year.