The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
arrested the former Director of the Abuja Geographical and Information Service,
AGIS, Hajia Jamila Tangaza, who also served as a
Media Aide to the former Minister
for Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Bala Mohammed.
The former BBC Hausa
staff; Tangaza was allegedly arrested Wednesday last week on ground that she
had allegedly diverted the sum of 150 million Naira.
Sources told Pointblanknews.com that Tangaza allegedly
allocated several lands in highbrow areas of Abuja to herself and cronies.
Tangaza and her cronies are now selling those lands for
several millions, according to sources knowledgeable with the investigations
and investing the proceeds in properties and other companies linked to her.
Sources confirmed
that she is currently cooperating with investigators and linking the former FCT
Minister, Bala Mohammed, in shady deals while they served.
The source said that she used the money to buy a house in
the district of Asokoro in Abuja in affiliation with some companies.
Jamilah Tangaza, who was a former head of the Department
Hausa BBC couldn’t be reached because her mobile phones were switched
off, and there was no reply with regards to the messages sent to her.
Sources from EFCC said the agency is questioning Hajiya
Jamilah after it received information about the missing money, and is still not
satisfied with the information Jamilah Tangaza gave regarding the charges.
According to the source, despite the lack of satisfactory
information from her, the EFCC granted her bail.
But Mrs Tangaza is still in detention pending the
fulfillment of the terms of her bail
...pointblanknews
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