Nigeria, April 20 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently interrogating a former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, over series of corruption allegations.

PREMIUM TIMES understands that the former governor had been held at the Sokoto office of the anti-graft agency for eight hours as of the time of filing this report on Tuesday.

The newspaper had exclusively reported how the commission via a letter dated April 6, 2021 invited Mr Yari to appear for interrogation at its Sokoto office on April 8.

But our correspondent confirmed from sources in the anti-corruption agency that Mr Yari only honoured the invitation on Tuesday.

"He honoured the invitation at the Sokoto office at about 11a.m. on Tuesday," a ...