The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied media reports that it has declared a former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, wanted.
In a statement released on Sunday, the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said it never asked the state security service to arrest the former governor.
He also stressed that the commission will follow the standard procedure in the case of the former governor.
The 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 Zamfara 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”.
