EFCC Detains Ex-Minister Nenadi Usman, Perm Sec

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives yesterday detained former Finance Minister Mrs. Nenadi Usman.The EFCC is probing her role in how billions was withdrawn

from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and paid into the accounts of six chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Goodluck Support Group (GSG).She allegedly owns an account,
titled “Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited” in which a substantial part of the funds was lodged. Cash was disbursed to party chieftains from the account, according to investigators.Besides Mrs Usman, other suspected beneficiaries of the “bazaar” include former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Chief Olu Falae; former Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa;  former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Viola Onwuliri and Okey Ezenwa.But most of these individuals have denied involvement in the money sharing.
The Nation