The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Zamfara State Governor Abdul’aziz Yari.
Sources within the agency also disclosed that Yari was arrested, following his alleged involvement in the N84 billion fraud involving the former embattled Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.
Yari was said to have been picked up at about 5pm on Sunday for allegedly benefitting to the tune of N22 billion from the N84 billion which the former AGF reportedly paid to one Akindele.
According to the sources, the anti-graft agency also arrested Anthony Yaro who is the Chairman and Managing Director of Finex Professional – the company through which former Governor Yari allegedly benefited from the fund.
Incidentally, Yari’s arrest came barely a day after he won the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket to contest for one of the three senatorial district seats of Zamfara State in the National Assembly.
APC primary was witnessed by Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle alongside party officials from both the APC national headquarters and the state executives, among others.
Yari had contested for the APC ticket unopposed at the exercise monitored by a team of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state.
Idris was arrested in May over allegations of money laundering and diversion of public funds in excess of N80 billion.
He was reportedly accosted  in Kano State by EFCC operatives and flown to Abuja for interrogation.
Sequel to his arrest, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, suspended Mr Idris from office while the Federal Government appointed Mr Anamekwe Nwabuoku as the acting Accountant General of the Federation.
