Matawalle A Zamfara-based anti-corruption group has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to urgently investigate former Zamfara State Governor and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, over serious allegations of financial misconduct during his tenure from 2019 to 2023. In a statement, the Zamfara Anti-Corruption and Security Watchdog accused the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Friday, received a petition against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. Some protesters, All Progressives Congress Young Leaders Alliance, arrived at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja to submit their petition against Matawalle. In a statement signed by the leader of the protesters and convener of the…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has criticised the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his recent comment that Nigerian politicians are in power to steal, kill, and retain power. Amaechi made the remark at a two-day National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria held earlier this week, aimed at discussing pathways…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered the release uncoitionally of Bashir Hadejia, an aide to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, while he was Governor of Zamfara. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, described Hadejia’s arrest and subsequent detention since Aug. 12, 2024, without being charged to court, as unlawful…
