A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, has dismissed an application by former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, seeking to set aside a bench warrant issued for her arrest .
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ruled on Monday that the former minister willfully failed to appear in court without a valid reason, justifying the warrant . The court rejects Sadiya Farouq’s bid to vacate arrest warrant, describing her medical excuses—arthritis and heart disease—as unconvincing .
“Is it that there are no medical facilities in Nigeria? I am convinced that the 1st defendant is trying to hide behind her fingers by raising bogus excuses,” the judge stated .
Farouq is being prosecuted by the EFCC alongside Bashir Nura Alkali and Sani Nafiu Mohammed over allegations of criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds amounting to $1.3 million and N746.7 million .
The prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, urged the court to enforce an undertaking by Farouq’s lead counsel to produce her before the court . The case was adjourned to July 2, 2026, for arraignment .
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