The EFCC has vowed to continue the alleged N70 billion corruption case against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle while he was the Governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has vowed to continue the alleged N70 billion corruption case against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle while he was the Governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023.
The anti-graft commission said the governor used proxies who posed as contractors for the projects and got paid but did not execute the projects. “I want to assure you all that EFCC does not close cases. Once we open investigation into a case we will not close such matter. So I assure you that this petition will be looked into. Thank you very much,” he said.
“According to the EFCC, the money, which was sourced as a loan from an old-generation bank, purportedly for the execution of projects across the local government areas of the state, was allegedly diverted by the governor through proxies and contractors who received payment for contracts that were not executed.
“The APC AKIDA Forum is appealing to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to continue investigating Bello Mohammed Matawalle’s alleged mismanagement of public funds during his tenure as Governor of Zamfara State and his involvement in the famous arms deal scandal. The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a gang of 10 suspected ritualists, who specialise in killing people and selling their body parts to ritualists.
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