The former governor of Zamfara State, Abdullaziz Yari, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his complicity in the N84 billion loot for which the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, is being detained.
The former governor, according to a top EFCC source, was arrested at about 5pm on Sunday with the managing director of a firm known as Finex Professional.
The former governor is mentioned as having benefitted to the tune of N22 billion out of the N84 billion, which the suspended AGF is being accused of diverting.
The former governor is reported to have received the huge cash through Finex Professional but the details of the transaction remained under wraps at press time.
The huge cash is said to have been paid to one Akindele, whose full identity is yet to be unveiled.