FBI partners EFCC to probe alleged diversion of USAID funds in Nigeria

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, is to spouse with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe alleged mismanagement and diversion of funds released for US-backed wellness programmes successful Nigeria.

The probe volition screen each organisation and radical that received funds nether programmes supported by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, particularly projects targeting HIV and tuberculosis interventions.

The FBI made the petition during a gathering with the EFCC successful Lagos, arsenic some countries determination to deepen practice connected fiscal crimes involving planetary funds.

Spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, successful a connection said the petition was presented by Assistant Law Enforcement Attaché of the FBI, Macus Maccain, during his sojourn to the EFCC Acting Zonal Director successful Lagos.

Maccain stated that the rationale down the engagement is to boost practice betwixt the 2 agencies and assistance investigations into fiscal irregularities linked to organisations that implemented US-funded programmes successful Nigeria.

According to him, the absorption would beryllium connected funds released earlier immoderate of the USAID-supported, noting that questions had emerged implicit however implementing organisations handled wealth that remained successful their possession aft ...