Ex-AGF Claims Pressure From EFCC To Accuse Finance Minister Unfounded

The former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of manipulating him into confessing to allegations against him. According to Idris, the EFCC misled him by claiming they intended to use his statements to implicate the Minister of Finance and certain governors……..CONTINUE READING

Idris, along with his co-defendants Godfrey Akindele, Mohammed Usman, and the firm Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited, is currently facing trial on 14 charges of criminal breach of trust and stealing amounting to N109.5bn.

During the recent court proceedings, a prosecution witness, Hayatudeen Ahmed, read a statement dated May 16, 2022, allegedly written by Idris. In the statement, Idris asserted that the EFCC had assured him that any information he provided would not be used against him.

Cross-examining the witness, Idris’ lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN), stated, “My client told me he was deceived into making the statements after the investigators assured him that he would not be prosecuted and that he was not the main target; the Minister of Finance and some governors were the main target.” However, the witness disputed this, maintaining that the EFCC had given no such assurances.

In an earlier development, during the Thursday court session, the EFCC’s counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), sought to submit a video evidence containing a recorded interview of the defendants at the Commission’s Monitoring Unit Chairman’s office. Jacobs claimed that the video aimed to counter the defendants’ assertion that they were interrogated without legal representation and lacked video recordings, as stipulated by the Administration Of Criminal Justice Act.

Idris’ lawyer objected to the admissibility of the video, citing the late delivery of the evidence and the need for time to review its contents. Other counsels aligned themselves with Uche’s objection.

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