EFCC Arrests Ex-Kwara Gov, Andulfatah Ahmed, over Alleged N9bn Fraud

By Kingsley Nwezeh

The immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, was Monday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Sources at the anti-graft agency disclosed that the former governor was being grilled by a crack team of operatives at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi Abuja.

Ahmed was said to have arrived the EFCC headquarters at about 10am in response to the invitation extended to him by the agency.

A source said: “for the past seven hours, he has been in the interrogation room, writing statements”.

Though details of the case was still sketchy as at press time, sources disclosed that his arrest was not unconnected with the alleged diversion of funds to the tune of about N9billion from the coffers of Kwara State government during his tenure as governor of Kwara state between 2011 and 2019 and his time as commissioner for finance in the administration of former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.

Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that the former governor responded to the commission’s invitation but declined further comment.