The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former member of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Kazaure in Kano.
According to Punch, Kazaure was invited to the EFCC office in Kano, where he presented himself, only to be arrested and subsequently flown to Abuja on Wednesday.
The reasons behind his invitation and arrest are yet to be disclosed as the EFCC is yet to provide any official statement on the matter.
Kazaure once represented Kazaure, Roni, Gwiwa and Yankwashi federal constituency in the House of Representatives between 2015 to 2023.
Kazaure is a member of the All Progressives Congress, and has been vocal on various issues, including insecurity and corruption allegations against a former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
Recall also that on 17 December 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria denied allegations made by Kazaure, that N89.09 trillion in stamp duty collections had been diverted and that the then CBN Governor, Emefiele, kept $171 billion in the bank’s private investors’ account as proceeds of stamp duty.
