01/09/2022
𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Governor Matawalle of Zamfara is under investigation for alleged money laundering.
Bello Mohammed (Matawalle), the governor of Zamfara State, is the subject of an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) into possible money laundering.
The EFCC asserted that the intelligence it received, which suggested that the governor was allegedly "using state monies to acquire various properties worth billions of naira in Abuja," was the reason it decided to look into the governor.
According to the commission's initial investigation, one of the properties the governor is claimed to have purchased is located at Plot 729, Cadastral Zone C16, Idu Industrial Estate in Abuja.
In a counter-affidavit submitted as part of a lawsuit for the enforcement of basic rights brought by the company Fezel Nigeria Limited, the EFCC made these claims.
