EFCC: Matawalle Was Not Declared Wanted, Counters Tribune Report

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to media reports 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 Zamafara State governor, Bello Matawalle wanted and requested the Department of State Service, DSS, to arrest him, “anywhere he is seen”.

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A statement by the EFCC on Sunday said that “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.”

According to the statement posted on EFCC’s social media handles, “the Commission has standard procedure for declaring persons wanted and communicating same to the public, not through faceless “security sources”.