Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has issued a warrant of arrest against a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, and a Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Bashir Nura Alkali.

The court issued the arrest warrant over their failure to attend court for their arraignment on a charge linking them to an alleged fraud involving One point three million dollars and Sven hundred and forty six point six million naira.

Mrs Farouq, who was in office from 2019 to 2023, supervised key social intervention programmes, including the National Social Investment Programme.

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie issued the arrest warrant while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by the EFCC prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), after the two defendants failed to appear in court for their planned arraignment.

The EFCC had filed a 21-count charge against them, in which they are accused of offences bordering on criminal breach of trust, abuse of office, fraudulent award of contracts, and diversion of public funds.

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