ICPC declares Buhari’s son-in-law wanted over alleged $65million fraud

Gimba Yau Kumo, the son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

His name was published on list of wanted persons released by the anti corruption agency on Thursday May 13.

The spokesman of the ICPC, Azuka Ogugua, in the published notice, announced that Kumo, alongside two other suspects, Tarry Rufus, and Bola Ogunsola, were allegedly involved in the diversion of national housing funds to the tune of $65,000,000.

In the notice, Ogugua said:

“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).”

He appealed to anyone with useful information on their whereabouts to report to ICPC Headquarters Abuja, any of its state offices or the nearest police station. They can also call the agency on its toll-free lines or send an email to [email protected].

A former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Kumo is known to have married one of President Buhari’s daughters, Fatima, in 2016 at Daura, Katsina state.