Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have agreed to launch a joint investigation into the alleged diversion and mismanagement of US-funded development grants.
The agreement was reached on Thursday during a meeting in Lagos between an FBI delegation led by Assistant Law Enforcement Attaché Marcus Maccain and the EFCC’s Acting Zonal Director, Bawa Kaltungo.
The probe focuses on financial irregularities by non-governmental organizations that received funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for health initiatives, particularly HIV and tuberculosis treatment programmes.
US officials raised concerns over the handling of remaining grant balances following the US government’s decision to discontinue several USAID programmes in 2025.
Jeremy Kennon, a special agent with the US Department of State Office of Inspector General, stated that internal reviews uncovered inflated budgets and financial irregularities across several Nigerian states, including Kano.
The EFCC assured US authorities that it will trace the movement of funds across all participating states to identify ultimate beneficiaries and establish whether remaining grant money was unlawfully diverted after the programmes ended.
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