The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it raided
the residence of former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, over
allegations of economic and financial crimes.
EFCC’s acting spokesman, Mr. Tony Orilade, said this in an
interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday.
NAN reports that the country home of Yari, who was also a former
chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, was raided on Sunday
night by operatives of the anti-graft agency.
“We did visit the former governor’s residence in respect of
ongoing investigation.
“What we fight is economic and financial crimes. Whatever
allegations we have should be centred around economic and financial
crimes,” Orilade said.
The former governor is the second notable personality whose
house was raided this year by EFCC after their tenure had
expired.
A similar raid was conducted on the properties of former
governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State.
(NAN)