By Ismail Auwal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of funds.
The Operatives of the anti-graft agency arrested Yari on Tuesday and transported him to the Sokoto office of the commission.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, while confirming the arrest and detention of Yari, said the ex-governor was interrogated for over seven hours before he was detained.
According to a source in the EFCC, Yari, may have to be in the commission’s custody for at least one week while the investigation is being carried out.
“The cases involving ex-governor Yari are quite enormous and we expect to have him in our custody for one week or more,” the official said.
Some of the alleged financial infractions against Yari include the sum of $56,056.75 reportedly lodged in his account with Polaris Bank; N12.9m, N11.2m, $303m, N217,388.04, and $311.8m said to be kept in different Zenith Bank accounts in the name of the ex-governor and his companies.
The former governor had earlier in February, been grilled by EFCC operatives in Lagos, while the Federal High Court in Abuja had, on January 26, 2021, ordered the final forfeiture of funds belonging to Yari domiciled in Zenith and Polaris Banks.
