Betta Edu: EFCC recovers N30b, 50 banks under investigation

The EFCC says it has recovered N30 billion in the alleged money laundering case against the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and the ministry.

This was disclosed in a bulletin titled, “EFCC Alert,” which was made available to newsmen on Monday.  According to the bulletin, the agency is also probing at least 50 bank accounts and that the recovered N30billion is now in the Federal Government’s coffers.

The document reads, “Update on Betta Edu investigation. We have laws and regulations guiding our investigations. Nigerians will also know that they are already on suspension & this is based on the investigations we have done, and President Bola Tinubu has proved to Nigerians that he is ready to fight corruption.

Moreover, concerning this particular case, we have recovered over N30 billion, which is already in the coffers of the F.G. It takes time to conclude investigations; Nigerians should give us time on this matter; we have professionals on this case, & they need to do things right.