Nigeria's head of national intelligence and a senior civil servant have been implicated in a corruption scandal involving the misuse of development money. The funds were meant to help people hit by Boko Haram violence. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari suspended two top government officials on Wednesday over corruption allegations involving the misuse of humanitarian funds. Buhari has ordered an investigation into both the country's spy chief and one of the country's most senior civil servants. While his administration's aggressive campaign to recoup public funds has had some degree of success, critics argue that it unfairly targets opposition politicians.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 20, 2017 07:40 UTC