Breaking: Buhari’s Son-In-Law, Others Wanted For Fraud – ICPC
Gimba Yau Kumo, son-in-law to President Muhammadu Buhari has been declared wanted by The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged $65 million fraud.
The Former MD, Federal Mortgage Bank wedded the President’s Daughter in October 2016 at Katsina State.
According to a notice published by ICPC’s website, Kumo will be apprehended alongside Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola over alleged misappropriation and dispersion of the national housing fund.
“The persons whose pictures appear above, Mr. Tarry Rufus, Mr. Gimba Yau Kumo, and Mr. Bola Ogunsola, are hereby declared WANTED by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in connection with issues bordering on misappropriation of National Housing Funds and diversion of the sum of Sixty Five Million dollars ($65,000,000).
“Anyone who has useful information on their whereabouts should report to ICPC Headquarters Abuja, any of the ICPC State Offices or the nearest police station, or call ICPC toll-free lines: 0803-123-0280, 0803-123-0281, 0803-123-0282, 0705-699-0190, 0705-699-0191 and 0800-CALL-ICPC (0800-2255-4272) or send an email to info@icpc.gov.ng.
While serving his tenure at FMBN, Kumo was known with allegations of corruption and was accused to have allegedly paid himself with three others off with high severance packages at the end of their tenure in October 2014.
He was summoned by the senate committee on public accounts to explain the alleged irregular award of N3 billion contract when he was still at the bank.
