$1.3m, N746.7m Fraud: Court dismisses Farouq’s bid to vacate arrest warrant

From Sola Ojo, Abuja
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, has dismissed an application filed by former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, seeking to set aside a bench warrant and warrant of arrest issued against her in an ongoing alleged fraud case involving $1.3 million and N746.7 million.
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, in a ruling delivered on Monday, held that Farouq had failed to appear before the court without a valid reason, thereby justifying the issuance of the warrant.
Farouq is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Bashir Nura Alkali and Sani Nafiu Mohammed over allegations of criminal conspira...