Former Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State is in hot soup as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested him.

Yari was arrested on Sunday, May 29th, 2022 over his alleged role in the N84 billion fraud involving the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmad Idris.

According to our sources, the EFCC has also arrested one Anthony Yaro, Chairman/Managing Director of the company, Finex Professional through which ex-Governor Yari purportedly benefited from the alleged fund.

The AGF, Idris was arrested over allegations of money laundering and diversion of public funds to the tune of N84 billion.

He was been suspended from office pending on how the investigations turned out.