The home affairs ministry could not account for over N$16,7 million transferred into five bank accounts based in foreign countries during the 2016/17 financial year.
This was among the revelations in the audited report by auditor general Junias Kandjeke on the accounts of the home affairs ministry that was submitted to the National Assembly late last month.
The report stated that while the ministry had transferred money abroad to cover "the cost of living allowances" for its attaches in five different countries, the ministry failed to account for such funds, under review, because they said they had no control over the accounts.
The funds were deposited into two bank accounts in China that had closing balances of over US$186 000 and over CNY4, 39 million (Chinese yuan), or a combined N$10,7 million. Two accounts in Germany had a combined balance of over €350 000 or N$5,2 million at the end of the financial year, while another account in Nigeria had a balance of over 20 million naira or N$683 000. The ministry also could not account for about N$200 000 transferred into a bank account in South Africa.
Altogether, the balances in the aforesaid bank accounts amounted to over N$16,7 million of state funds which were unaccounted for at the end of the financial year.
