Suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in a N174 billion fraud.

Suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in a N174 billion fraud.

It was gathered that Idris was released on bail from the custody of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday night in Abuja and has since been reunited with his family.

EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed this to our correspondent on Thursday.

Recall that Idris was nabbed by operatives of the EFCC on May 16, 2022, in connection with a series of frauds that was initially thought to be N84 billion.

He was also alleged to have perpetrated fraud through the Government Integrated Financial Management System used to pay salaries of Federal Government staff.