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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ahmed Idris, the temporarily suspended accountant General of the Federation was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday.
Months after Ahmed Idris’ suspension for a N80 billion scam, EFCC showed up at a federal capital territory (FCT) high court with him.
Others to be arraigned with Idris include Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, and a firm — Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited listed in the charge.
The EFCC said Idris and his co-defendants are indicted on a 14-count charge of stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109.5 billion.
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Idris was arrested in May after he failed to respond to invitations by the commission to answer questions over the allegation of N80 billion fraud.
Nigeria’s finance, budget and national planning minister, Zainab Ahmed thereafter suspended Idris indefinitely without pay.
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