Nigeria uncovers second fake government agency; President orders immediate investigation

President Bola Tinubu has suspended three top officials and ordered the arrest of the person behind a secret, fake government department.

Nigeria is dealing with a bizarre scandal. Officials have found a second fake government agency operating inside the country. For years, a man pretended to run a government office that did not actually exist. He even set up a network of coordinators across the country and had people representing this fake office in China and the United States. President Bola Tinubu has taken quick action. He has suspended three permanent secretaries—high-ranking government employees—who were linked to this office. The President has also ordered the police to find and arrest the man who claimed to be the he…