Betta Edu: N30bn Recovered, 50 Bank Accounts Under Investigation — EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that they have recovered about N30billion, while still investigating 50 accounts in continuation of the probe of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and Halima Shehu, the suspended CEO of NSIP.

Both Edu and Hali a were suspended about three months ago over allege financial miss appropriations, where President Tinubu ordered the EFCC to probe them.

In a statement by the Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, in the commission’s monthly e-magazine, EFCCAlert, obtained by LEADERSHIP on Monday.

“Moreover, with respect to this particular case, we have recovered over N30 billion, which is already in the coffers of the Federal Government. It takes time to conclude investigations; we started this matter less than six weeks ago. There are cases that take years to investigate.”

“As it is now, we are investigating over 50 bank accounts that we have traced money into. That is no child’s play. That’s a big deal,” he said.