The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is partnering with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged mismanagement and diversion of funds allocated to US-backed health programs in Nigeria.
The probe will cover organizations that received funding under programs supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), particularly those focused on HIV and tuberculosis interventions.
The request was made during a meeting between FBI officials and the EFCC in Lagos as both agencies strengthen cooperation on financial crimes involving international funds.
According to EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the FBI’s Assistant Law Enforcement Attaché, Marcus Maccain, sought closer cooperation to investigate financial irregularities involving organizations that implemented US-funded programs.
Maccain said the investigation would examine how funds were handled after the termination of some USAID-supported programs, including money that remained with implementing organizations.
The FBI said the collaboration would help determine whether any financial misconduct occurred in the management of the funds.
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