The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have strengthened collaboration to investigate the alleged diversion and mismanagement of funds released under United States-supported health programmes in Nigeria. The development followed a visit by an FBI delegation led by Assistant Law Enforcement Attaché Macus Maccain to the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC's Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Bawa Usman Kaltungo. The engagement aimed to enhance intelligence sharing and operational cooperation regarding alleged financial irregularities involving organisations that received funds under programmes supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), particularly HIV and Tuberculosis interventions. Concerns arose after the United States Government shut down some USAID programmes in 2025, leaving questions about funds held by implementing organisations.
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