We Are Yet To Declare Matawalle Wanted, EFCC Says
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC has refuted a media report that it has declared the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle wanted.
The report claims the former governor is wanted over alleged N70bn fraud.
Dismissing the news item as unfounded, the anti corruption body insisted it has yet to take such decision and that it has not, at any time, requested the assistance of sister agencies, particularly the Department of State Security (DSS) to effect Mr Matawalle’s arrest.
The EFCC’s statement reads…
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 Zamafara State governor, Bello Matawalle wanted and requested the Department of State Service, DSS, to arrest him, “anywhere he is seen”.
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.
The Commission has standard procedure for declaring persons wanted and communicating same to the public, not through faceless “security sources”.
