Arms probe: EFCC arrests ex-minister Yuguda, former gov’s son


 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Special Task Force on the alleged $2bn arms procurement scandal probe on Monday stepped up its tempo with the arrest of a former Minister of State for Finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda.
The commission also arrested the son of a former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, and the son of a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Haliru Bello, who is also a former Minister of Defence in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.Investigations revealed that the former minister was picked up in Abuja by men of the 27-member task force on the arms probe set up by the new Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and taken to the Idiagbon House Headquarters of the commission by 4pm on Monday.
He was still being interrogated for alleged complicity in the arms procurement deal as of the time of filing this report.
A top operative of the commission said the ex-minister of state was picked up because operatives allegedly traced N1.5bn to him.
He was also said to have received another N1.275bn from the Stallion Group during the last general elections.

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