Arrested AGF, Idris, Kills Fmr. Gov. Yari’s Joy; EFCC Arrests Him Over N80 Billion Probe

By Adesina Soyooye

The joy of a former Governor of Zamfara State,  Abdulaziz Yari, has been cut short. Just after he won, unopposed, the ticket to contest for the Senatorial Zone of  Zamfara West, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has swooped on him.

Back from Zamfara, Yari was relaxing in his Abuja house when operatives of the EFFC came knocking, and arrested him.

His problem began with the arrest, a couple of weeks ago, when the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, was arrested at the  Kano Airport over an alleged stealing of public funds to the tune of N80 billion.

Yari was arrested, allegedly, in  connection with the Commission’s ongoing investigation of the  suspended AGF.

Idris, has been in the custody of the EFCC since his arrest on May 16. He has, also, been suspended from office.

EFCC Investigators are working on an alleged  lead that Idris conspired with others, including Yari, to steal the public funds.  Out of the  N80 billion, Yari was allegedly connected with the sum of a-N20 billion transaction.

The former Governor who was also the immediate past Chairman of the powerful Nigeria Governors Forum, is not new to the EFCC. He has been on the Commission’s radar, and has been picked up for questioning a couple of times. He was always released after questioning.

Yari was the Governor of the bandit-ravaged Zamfara State between 2007 and 2019. He handed over to Bello Matawalle but the relationship between the two men has since gone sour.