Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds.
The anti-corruption agency announced the development in a wanted notice published on its official platform on Saturday.
According to the EFCC, the 52-year-old former minister is from Zamfara State, with her last known address listed as EN 008, Okpo River, off Agulu Street, Maitama, Abuja.
In the notice signed by the agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the commission appealed to Nigerians to provide any useful information that could assist in locating her.
The notice stated, “The public is hereby notified that Sadiya Umar Farouq, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy, Abuse of Office, Diversion of Public Funds.”
The commission also urged anyone with relevant information to reach out to any of its offices across the country, including Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja. Members of the public were further advised to contact the agency through 08093322644, via email at info@efcc.gov.ng, or report to the nearest police station.
Farouq served as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2023.