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JUST IN: EFCC Arrests Ex Governor In Connection With Accountant-General Of The Federation N80bn Fraud
JUST IN: EFCC Arrests Ex Governor In Connection With Accountant-General Of The Federation N80bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari in connection with the agency’s ongoing investigation of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.
Onyxnewsng gathered that Yari, was arrested on Sunday at his residence in Abuja days after he won the ruling APC’s ticket for Zamfara West senatorial election holding in 2023. He won unopposed.
Idris under criminal investigation, has been in the EFCC custody since May 16 facing investigators over allegations of corruption to the tune of N80 billion.
Investigators are working with the lead that he allegedly conspired with others to steal public funds which, by his role, he was meant to safeguard.
One of his suspected accomplices is Yari, who was arrested today.
According to sources, suspicious transactions between Idris and Yari were “in the area of 20 billion Naira”.
Yari is no stranger to EFCC investigations as last year, he was repeatedly held and questioned by the EFCC over allegations he criminally diverted billions in Zamfara’s funds kept in a bank.
Zamfara Dethrones Top Monarchs Over Banditry
Yari was governor of Zamfara State, between 2007 and 2019. Under his reign, terrorist outlaws, commonly called bandits, started ravaging communities.
A state report commissioned by Yari’s successor, Bello Matawalle indicted him for mismanaging the ethnic conflict between Hausa and Fulani communities, leading to the armed banditry that is ravaging the Nigeria’s north-west geopolitical zone and beyond.
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