Alleged $1.3m, N746.7m: Court Sustains Arrest Warrant against Former Minister, Sadiya Farouq

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, May 18, 2026 sustained the arrest warrant he issued against the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq on April 16, 2026. The former Minister, alongside tow others, Bashir Nura Alkali and Sani Nafiu Mohammed are to face prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of public funds to the tune of $1.3 million and N746.7million. At Monday’s proceedings, counsel to the prosecution,

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Source	EFCC
Collection	Anti-corruption and elections
Kind	Document
Publisher	Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Date	2026-05-18
Type	press-release
Found at	https://www.efcc.gov.ng/news/alleged-13m-n7467m-court-sustains-arrest-warrant-against-former-minister-sadiya-farouq
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Record ID	`efcc:news:14067`

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Alleged $1.3m, N746.7m: Court Sustains Arrest Warrant against Former Minister, Sadiya Farouq. EFCC, 2026. Vero Archive, record efcc:news:14067.