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ICPC declares Buhari’s son-in-law wanted over $65 million ‘fraud’

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari’s son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo, wanted over an alleged $65 million fraud.

A notice published on Thursday by the anti-graft agency, said Kumo is declared wanted alongside Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola over alleged misappropriation and dispersion of national housing funds.

Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, married Fatima, the president’s daughter, in 2016 at Daura, Katsina state.

The persons whose pictures appear above, Mr. Tarry Rufus, Mr. Gimba Yau Kumo and Mr. Bola Ogunsola, are hereby declared WANTED by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in connection with issues bordering on misappropriation of National Housing Funds and diversion of the sum of Sixty Five Million dollars ($65,000,000).

Anyone who has useful information on their whereabouts should report to ICPC Headquarters Abuja, any of the ICPC State Offices or the nearest police station,” the ICPC said.

In April, the senate committee on public accounts summoned Kumo to explain the alleged irregular award of N3 billion contract when he was still at the bank.

The Economic and Financial crimes commission (EFCC), is Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering.

Ever since its establishment in 2003, the Economic and Financial crimes commission has played a very vital role in controlling corrupt practices in Nigeria.

Over the past few years, the rate of internet fraud in Nigeria has been one of the biggest corruption issues, and EFCC has been fighting a very good battle in making sure that these criminals are brought to book.

Just this afternoon, the EFCC released via its official twitter handle, the face of a young man, aged 27 years old, who hails from Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State.

The man in concern, Yusuf Adebowale Bello has been declared wanted by the anti-corruption agency, which revealed that he played a role in case bordering on conspiracy and business email compromise to the tune of $2.2 million (about N838.42 million).

The economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC), pleaded with the anyone with useful information in general public, to disclose whatever they know to the commission via the telephone numbers above or through their offices.