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We’ve Not Declared Ex-Zamfara Gov Matawalle Wanted – EFCC

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied declaring Bello Matawalle, the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, wanted.

Earlier on Sunday, a national newspaper quoted an anonymous security source as claiming that the anti-graft commission declared the former governor wanted over N70 billion contracts.

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However, in a statement Sunday afternoon, the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the agency had not requested the Department of State Service (DSS) to arrest Matawalle as the report claimed.

Former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle

Former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle

“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report, entitled, Alleged N70b Fraud: EFCC Declares Ex-Zamfara Gov, Matawalle Wanted, which appeared in the Sunday Tribune of June 18, 2023 and purports that the Commission had declared a former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle wanted and requested the Department of State Service, DSS, to arrest him, ‘anywhere he is seen’,” the statement reads.

“Without prejudice to the case involving the former governor, the report is incorrect as the Commission has yet to declare Matawalle wanted or solicit the assistance of any Agency, including the DSS, to effect his arrest.”

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The EFCC added that “the commission has standard procedure for declaring persons wanted and communicating same to the public, not through faceless security sources.”

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