The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Sadiya Umar Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, wanted over allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds.
The anti-graft agency published the notice on its official channels on Saturday, intensifying ongoing investigations into alleged financial misconduct linked to the former minister’s tenure in office.
The commission listed her last known address as EN 008, Okpo River, off Agulu Street, Maitama, Abuja.
In the wanted notice signed by Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s head of media and publicity, the agency called on members of the public to assist with information that could lead to her arrest.
“The public is hereby notified that Sadiya Umar Farouq, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds,” the statement read.
The commission urged anyone with useful information concerning her whereabouts to contact any of its offices nationwide, including those in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja.
Farouq served as minister between 2019 and 2023, overseeing several federal social investment and humanitarian intervention programmes during the Buhari administration.
Her ministry was at the centre of multiple controversies during and after her tenure, particularly over the management of funds allocated for humanitarian operations and social welfare programmes across the country.
