Alleged N138m fraud, EFCC drills former Tinubu Minister, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has quizzed a former Minister for Women Affairs,  Uju Kennedy Ohanenye for her alleged roles in the misappropriation of N138million.

The ex-Minister was one of those dropped recently by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
She was alleged to have violated procurement process and diverted  public funds of about N138million in the course of disbursing the 2023 budgeted funds for the Ministry.

She arrived in the anti-graft commission headquarters around 11:00 am and was still facing interrogators on her alleged involvement in the fraud as at press time.

Investigations by the EFCC showed that funds donated for the funding of P- Bat Cares for Women Initiative were diverted.

EFCC detectives were considering other clues as part of the ongoing investigation.

She has not been admitted to administrative bail.

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