By Taiwo-Hassan Adebayo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Governor Abdulaziz Yari in connection with the agency’s ongoing investigation of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.

Mr Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, was arrested on Sunday at his residence in Abuja days after he won the ruling APC’s ticket for Zamfara West senatorial election holding next year. He won unopposed.

The AGF under criminal investigation, Mr Idris, 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 Mr Yari, who was arrested today, EFCC sources told PREMIUM TIMES.

According to the sources, suspicious transactions between Mr Idris and Mr Yari were “in the area of 20 billion Naira”.

Mr Yari is not new to anti-graft law enforcement actions. 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.

Mr Yari was governor of Zamfara State, an impoverished Nigeria’s northwestern state, between 2007 and 2019. Under his reign, terrorist outlaws, commonly called bandits, started ravaging communities.

A state report commissioned by Mr Yari’s successor Bello Matawalle indicted him (Mr Yari) 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.

Kosoco:
Who is clean in this Country....

dre11:
Suspicious transactions between Mr Idris and Ex-Governor Yari were "in the area of 20 billion Naira".





https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/533421-breaking-ex-governor-arrested-over-accountant-generals-n80-billion-probe.html

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successmatters:

Abdulaziz Yari, I knew it !

When it comes to stealing of public funds, leave it for a part of this country. Balewa might be corrupt, which prompted a man from South south to oust him,

Gowon was so corrupt that Murtala kicked him out

Murtala was so corrupt that Dimka shot him

Shagari was corrupt, which prompted Buharri to oust him

Buharri was corrupt, which prompted Babangida to oust him

Babangida was so corrupt that his shadows chased him out of power

Abacha was so corrupt that he used PTF headed by Buharri to steal up to 20 million dollars.

successmatters:

Abdulaziz Yari, I knew it !

When it comes to stealing of public funds, leave it for a part of this country. Balewa might be corrupt, which prompted a man from South south to oust him,

Gowon was so corrupt that Murtala kicked him out

Murtala was so corrupt that Dimka shot him

Shagari was corrupt, which prompted Buharri to oust him

Buharri was corrupt, which prompted Babangida to oust him

Babangida was so corrupt that his shadows chased him out of power

Abacha was so corrupt that he used PTF headed by Buharri to steal up to 20 million dollars.