A former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’Aziz Yari, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Yari’s arrest is part of ongoing investigations into the N84bn fraud perpetrated by suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.
According to the sources within the anti-graft agency, Yari and the Chairman of Finex Professional Services, were nabbed on Sunday evening over a deal to the tune of N22bn.
A source who spoke under anonymous conditions said, “On May 29, the EFCC arrested a former governor of Zamfara State, Yari, and Anthony Yaro, Chairman and Managing Director of Finex Professional for their alleged role in N84bn fraud involving former Accountant General of the Federation.
“Yari who was picked up at about 5pm allegedly benefited to the tune of N22bn through Finex Professional, from the N84bn which the former AGF paid one Akindele.”
The EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, did not respond to calls on Sunday.
Idris, the embattled Accountant-General was arrested two weeks ago for approving several bogus contracts.
The EFCC had said, “The commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates.
The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja.”
Meanwhile, Yari, who just won a senatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, has been under investigation for the last five years for allegedly diverting billions of naira from the Paris Club refunds. Some of the funds have been forfeited to the Federal Government.
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