Former President Umaru Yar’ Adua’s
daugther and wife of former Kebbi State
Governor, Zainab Dakingari has been
invited by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged
fraud to the tune of N2billion perpetrated
during her husband’s tenure as governor of
Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate President
and former governor of Kwara State,
Bukola Saraki was also invited for
questioning over alleged money
laundering.
When contacted, EFCC spokesperson,
Wilson Uwujaren, said, “I’m aware that a
new set of suspects were recently invited,”
Mr. Uwujaren said. “It’s not impossible the
two women are among them.”
However, a source at the anti-graft agency
disclosed that Saraki is wanted in relation
to questionable inflow of funds into
companies where she has interest.
She is expected to report at the
Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on
July 28, 2015; where a crack team of
investigators have already been
assembled to grill her.
Dakingari on the other hand was initially
expected to report for questioning at the
EFCC headquarters Wednesday.
It was however gathered that the former
Kebbi first lady sent words that she was
away to Saudi for Umrah (lesser hajj), and
pleaded to be allowed to report on July 27,
2015.
She is expected to explain to operatives of
the anti-graft agency the source of the
steady stream of huge cash into her
companies, while she held sway as ‘first
lady’ of Kebbi State.
