The use of Nigerian government funds earmarked for assisting displaced people who are living in desperate conditions in the former stronghold of Boko Haram, is to be investigated because of suspicions of corruption, lawmakers said on Tuesday. The motion stated that 63 trucks carrying grains intended for displaced people in camps in Borno state had been diverted. It also said 80.7 million naira ($260,323) was paid to a company to refurbish a police station and 203 million naira ($654,839) was paid to another company for the removal of invasive plant species along river channels. And it said another company received 117 million naira ($377,419) for supplying temporary shelters but there was "no record of these shelters anywhere". President Muhammadu Buhari, who took office last year, has vowed to crack down on corruption and crush the Boko Haram insurgency.

Source: The Star October 04, 2016 17:03 UTC