EFCC Has Not Declared Matawalle Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied a report, entitled, Alleged N70b Fraud: EFCC Declares Ex-Zamfara Gov, Matawalle Wanted, which appeared in the Sunday Tribune of June 18, 2023 which 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, in a statement signed by Wilson Uwugaren, head, Media and publicity, stated that the standard procedure for declaring persons wanted and communicating same to the public was not used and that it will never do so through a faceless “security sources”.
