Posted by The National Social Investment Programme Agency’s (NSIPA) suspended chief executive officer and coordinator, Halima Shehu, has been apprehended and held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to HEALTHYSPOT101, the arrest occurred just hours after President Bola Tinubu authorized her suspension due to the questionable transfer of N17 billion from the NSIPA account to other accounts within a week.
Allegations surfaced that the agency’s CEO had authorized payments totaling billions of naira without first obtaining presidential clearance.
Reports indicate that about 8 o’clock on Tuesday, EFCC agents were sent to the National Coordinator’s residence and office and managed to have her arrested.
Halima was apprehended for questioning at approximately 9 o’clock in the evening, following a search of her residence and place of employment, as reported in The Nation.
Rumor has it that the EFCC is nipping at the heels of an agency director who was reportedly involved in the massive deposits into the questionable accounts.