EFCC uncovers 17 properties in London, dubai, others linked to Nigeria Account General

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced at about 17 properties to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who is currently under suspension.
The suspended is being investigated for fraud to the neighborhood of N80bn.
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the suspension of the accountant-general in order to allow for a seamless investigation.
In a letter conveying Idris’ suspension, the Minister of Finance warned the embattled public official not to visit the office at any time, adding that the suspension was in line with the public service rules.
The letter titled, ‘Letter of Suspension’ read in part, “Following your recent arrest by EFCC on allegations of diversion of funds and money laundering, I write to convey your suspension from work without pay effective May 18, 2022.”
According to an official of the anti-graft agrncy, who wants anonymity, the properties traced to Idris are located in London and Dubai; Kano, Lagos and Abuja, the federal capital territory.
He said preliminary investigations showed that the nation’s chief accounting officer allegedly used proxies to buy some of these properties, adding that the commission would therefore need to invite some of the proxies of the AGF.
The EFCC source added that from all indications, these properties were purchased while Idris was in office and did not declare them before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) as the law stipulates..
He added, “About 17 houses in London, Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Dubai have been traced to him. In Abuja, some of the houses are located in serviced estates.”
The EFCC had in a statement on Monday announced the arrest of the accountant-general for fraud to the tune of N80bn.
The statement read in part, “The commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates. The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja.”
Idris came under investigation last year following allegations that he offered huge sums of money to a family in order to secure the marriage of their 16-year-old daughter.
The uncle of the teenager, Nura Bagudu, was said to have told The PUNCH in an interview that the accountant-general offered properties and gifts to the young lady and her family and had lodged complaints to the Federal Government.
“He told the young lady to go to Abuja and choose any house she wanted and he would buy it for her,” Bagudu stated.
It was further learnt the AGF had in 2021 launched Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited which he had openly admitted to owning.
Idris stated this when he received a delegation of Kano Concerned Citizens Initiative led by its late Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Tofa. The project is said to be worth huge sums of money which is far more than his income.
An EFCC official said the legal department was already getting an order to remand Idris and get an interim forfeiture on some of his properties pending the completion of investigations.