The suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who was arrested Idris on May 16 over an N80 billion fraud, has been released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed this on Thursday.
He was arrested after failing to honour the commission’s invitations to respond to issues connected to the fraudulent act, the EFCC said.
Idris was subsequently suspended by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, suspended Idris.
The suspension was contained in a letter by the minister dated May 18, in which she said the move was necessitated by the need to “allow for proper and unhindered investigation into the serious allegations in line with Public Service Rules 030406”.
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