EFCC Seals Properties Allegedly Belonging to Yobe Auditor General

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has sealed off over five properties belonging to the Auditor General of Yobe Local Government Audit’s Board, Mr. Yahaya Wakil Idris over suspected fraud allegation.

Operatives of the commission stormed Damaturu on Wednesday evening and sealed off some of the properties on Thursday.

A police source at the State CID said: “Yes, the EFCC come in on Wednesday and registered with us but they did not tell us where they were going or their mission.”

Some of the properties sealed, according to findings by our correspondent, include a massive estate of more than twenty flats behind the Sector II Operation Hadin Kai Headquarters in Damaturu; the FARSAWA Plaza opposite First Bank along Gashua Road; a Shopping mall under construction opposite Central Bank Damaturu along Gujba Road; a Housing Estate and another house close to the shopping mall and another building at Nyarnya Estate all in Damaturu.

There is no official statement yet from the EFCC on the allegations levelled Ado or the operation in Damaturu.

But investigations showed that the Auditor General has been a guest at the Commission’s office in Maiduguri at least for three times over suspected allegations of embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds.

An official of the commission, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: “We are still investigating the matter and as soon as we conclude our investigation, the public will be adequately informed.”