The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Sunday debunked report that it has declared former Zamfara Gov, Bello Matawalle wanted.

SOLACEBASE reports that the commission denied this in a statement on Sunday issued by its Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren.

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The statement read, ‘’The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report, 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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‘’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 statement said.

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‘’The Commission has standard procedure for declaring persons wanted and communicating same to the public, not through faceless “security sources”.