The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is expected to question the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk over an alleged N37.1 billion fraud.

A top EFCC source confirmed this to Channels Television in a telephone interview on Wednesday.

Umar-Farouk served as minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari from August 2019 to May 29, 2023.

Channelstv reports that last week, the former minister was invited by the anti-graft agency following a probe that was launched into her activities in the ministry when she held sway.

She was being investigated over the sum of  N37.1 billion that was allegedly laundered under her watch through a contractor, James Okwete.

A week after, the former minister was asked to appear before interrogators at the EFCC headquarters located at Jabi, Abuja, by 10:00 am.

However, the source who craved anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, told Channelstv that she is yet to appear at the EFCC headquarters.

According to the source, some other officials who worked with her had also been invited to provide an insight into how the affairs of the ministry were run in the last four years.