Ibrahim Magu,
the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told the
BBC Hausa service that the agency had declared her wanted following media
reports that she had tried to jump bail.
The Nigeria’s
anti-corruption body is on the look-out for Jamilah Tangaza, a former
government official and former BBC journalist.
She is being
investigated over alleged financial malfeasance to the tune of about N800
million when she served as the director of Abuja AGIS and Senior Special
Assistant to the former Federal Capital Territory Minister (FCT), Bala
Mohammed.
Ms Tangaza
was arrested by the EFCC in July over allegations of financial crimes while she
headed government agency in Abuja in charge of allocating land in the capital.
She was
released on bail in August while investigations continued. She has not been
charged and she has denied any allegations of corruption.
Following
reports on Tuesday about Ms Tangaza’s alleged escape attempt, Mr Magu said
anti-corruption agents had tried to contact her, but all her phones were
switched off.
The person
who guaranteed her bail is helping the EFCC in its search for Ms Tangaza, he
said.
All border
officials had been warned to look out for her, as has Interpol, so any attempt
to flee the country would prove futile, he said.
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