Mallam Gimba Yau Kumo
President Muhammadu Buhari’s son-in-law, Mallam Gimba Yau Kumo, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over an alleged N26.5 billion ($65 million fraud.)
Kumo is married to Fatima, one of the daughters of the president from his first marriage. They got married in 2016 when Buhari had become president.
Kumo who is from Gombe State was declared wanted alongside Tarry Rufus and another man Bola Ogunsola.
The declaration was made known in a statement on Thursday, by Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson of the anti-graft commission who asked anyone who had information on the whereabouts of the trio to report to the ICPC headquarters or the nearest police station.
Buhari’s son-in-law, two others declared wanted over $65 million alleged fraud
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Gimba Kumo, a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari and two others have been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC.
The ICPC also declared one Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola wanted over alleged misappropriation of $65 million National Housing Funds.
Mr Kumo, who is a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, married Buhari’’s daughter, in 2016.
A statement signed by ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, urged Nigerians with information about the whereabouts of the wanted persons to report to ICPC Headquarters Abuja, any of the ICPC State Offices or the nearest police station.
Buhari s Son-in-law, Kumo, Others Allegedly Embezzled N31bn National Housing Fund, ICPC Declares Them Wanted
Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, who in 2016 married Buhari s second daughter Fatima; Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola, were declared wanted over misappropriation and diversion of $65 million National Housing fund.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 14, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari s son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo, and two others were on Thursday declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over diversion and misappropriation of $65 million National Housing fund.
Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, who in 2016 married Buhari s second daughter Fatima; Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola, were declared wanted over misappropriation and diversion of $65 million National Housing fund.
Daily Post Nigeria
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared Gimba Yau Kumo, a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, wanted over an alleged $65 million fraud. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson of the anti-graft commission.
2. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday, applauded the decision of the southern governors to ban open grazing, saying any Nigerian opposed to their position has a hidden agenda. The governor stated this at Holy Ghost Parish Hall, during the ‘Media Week and Communications Day 2021’.
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