Saharareporters.com has reported that the Director General of NIA has briefed Buhari on how the Agency got the Approval to the money recently found by EFCC in an Ikoyi House. It was reported that the DG told the President that the money was approved by the past administration for a covert operation which EFCC has bungled by their recent invasion of the building.

Buhari was reported to have instructed the DG to apply for a fresh fund.

Below are Saharareporters tweets.

FLASH: @NGRPresident has directed that $50m seized by @officialEFCC from a Lagos Apt be returned to the @cenbank after NIA claimed the funds

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 14, 2017

FLASH: NIA DG reportedly briefed @NGRPresident Buhari that the money was allocated to it for a "covert operation" which has already begun

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 14, 2017

FLASH: NIA claimed the "covert operation" has been bungled by the @officiaefcc seizure of the funds which predates President Buhari's gov't

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 14, 2017

FLASH: NIA DG reportedly told Buhari that the money was approved for their use before the present gov't came to office, but NSA was briefed

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 14, 2017

FLASH: Buhari reportedly told the DG of NIA that the agency should reapply for fresh funds for the "covert operation",

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 14, 2017