The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Abdullaziz Yari, the former governor of Zamfara State, for his role in the N84 billion heist for which the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, is being held.
According to a top EFCC source, the former governor was detained at 5 p.m. on Sunday, along with the managing director of a business called Finex Professional.
Out of the N84 billion that the suspended AGF is accused of diverting, the former governor is said to have benefited to the tune of N22 billion.
The former governor is said to have received the large sum of money through Finex Professional, but the transaction's specifics were unknown at the time of submitting the report.
The large sum of money was allegedly handed to one Akindele, whose true name has yet to be revealed.
It will be recalled that the anti-graft agency arrested the beleaguered AGF last week for allegedly stealing N84 billion from the public coffers, prompting the government to remove him from office and appoint an acting Accountant-General.
