princeking2:
North and corruption.
Yet they are the poorest.

Almaiga:
And some IPOB terrorist will say, President Buhari's Corruption fight is one sided. Yari is one of Buhari's loyalist, yet the Government is procecuting him for Corruption. The President is for nobody, but for everybody.

God bless Buhari.

Prodigyonfleek:
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princeking2:
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This is news, we need him jailed before we believe anything anti-corruption.

Almaiga:



What ever you think is your opinion. But Buhari is working.

Almaiga:
And some IPOB terrorist will say, President Buhari's Corruption fight is one sided. Yari is one of Buhari's loyalist, yet the Government is procecuting him for Corruption. The President is for nobody, but for everybody.

God bless Buhari.

Emilo:
Its a pity that all what we citizens can do is come on social media and laugh. Our collective wealth is hijacked by these people, all we can do is joke abt PDP and APC...

Almaiga:
And some IPOB terrorist will say, President Buhari's Corruption fight is one sided. Yari is one of Buhari's loyalist, yet the Government is procecuting him for Corruption. The President is for nobody, but for everybody.

God bless Buhari.

allubi:
It was because the Governor failed to deliver the state to APC. If only you knew what other Governors (APC) looted, then you will have cause to believe that the fight against corruption is selective.

princeking2:

No, he's not working, he's dancing. Ndi apari...

very4tune8:
Nigerian Politicians ain't gat joy at all... $90m... Haaa... By one person and this couldn't have been all ooo. Like 32 billllioonnn Nera... O my God!

Jarus:
Did they swear for Nigerian politicians to loot everything lootable?

ChiefkeefGB4:
ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, froze six separate bank accounts that were linked to the former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulazeez Yari, following an ex-parte motion that was filed by the Federal Government.

Abdulazizi Yari The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ordered interim forfeiture of funds that comprised of both foreign and local currencies, which FG said was traced to the immediate past governor by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

While Naira and Dollar accounts in Zenith and Polaris Banks, respectively, were opened and operated in Yari’s name, the four other accounts were operated in the name of two firms, Kayatawa Nigeria Limited and B. T. Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited. The court ordered that ex-govenor Yari or anyone with vested interest in the accounts, must within 14 days, appear to show cause why the funds which the ICPC described as stashed loot, should not be permanently forfeited to the government It directed FG to publish the interim order in a national daily, within the next seven days. The court granted all the reliefs FG sought in the motion ex-parte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/916/2019, which was moved by ICPC’s lawyer, Mr. Osuobeni Akponimisingha. Justice Taiwo adjourned the matter till September 11. Specifically the court granted prayers for: “An order of interim forfeiture of the sum of N12, 912, 848.68 (Twelve Million, Nine Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Eighty Hundred and F orty-Eight Naira, Sixty-Eight Kobo), being proceeds of some unlawful activity allegedly stashed in Zenith Bank Plc with account number: 1001381684 in the name of Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari.

“An order of interim forfeiture of the sum of $56, 056.75 (Fifty-Six Thousand, Fifty-Six Dollars, Seventy-Five Cents), being proceeds of some unlawful activity allegedly stashed in Polaris Bank with account number: 21 10000928 in the name of Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari. “An order of interim forfeiture of the sum of N11, 159, 674.17 (Eleven Million, One Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy-Four Naira, Seventeen Kobo), being proceeds of some unlawful activity allegedly stashed in Zenith Bank Plc with account number: 1010757436 in the name of Kayatawa Nigeria Limited. “An order of interim forfeiture of the s.um of $301, 319 99 (Three Hundred and One Thousand, Three Hundred and Nineteen Dollars, ninety-nine cents), being proceeds of some unlawful activity allegedly stashed in Zenith Bank Plc with account number: 5360050304 in the name of Kayatawa Nigeria Limited. “An order of interim forfeiture of the sum of N217, 388.04 (Two Hundred and Seventeen Thousand, Three Hundred and EightyEight Naira, Four Kobo), being proceeds of some unlawful activity allegedly stashed in Zenith Bank Plc with account number; 1012556798 in the name of B.T. Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited. “An order of interim forfeiture of the sum of $311, 872.15 (Three Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy-Two Dollars, fifteen cents), being proceeds of some unlawful activity allegedly stashed in Zenith Bank Plc with account number: 5364669609 in the name of B.T. Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited. “An order restraining any person or persons, whether human, juristic or artificial, not to part with, deal with, deal in or otherwise dispose of such property or any part thereof the following accounts: Abdulazeez Abubakar yari-1001381684«, Kayatawa Nigeria Limited-1010757436 (Naira Account), Kayatawa Nigeria Limietd-5360050304 (Dollar Account), B.T. Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited-1012556798 (Naira Account) and B.T. Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited-5364669609, all domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc and Abdulazeez Abubakar yari21 10000928, Polari Bank, pending the determination of the matter. “An order of this Honourable Court directing Zenith Bank Plc to fix the alleged proceeds of crime in the aforesaid accounts in an interest yielding account pending the Respondents show cause why the funds should not be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. As well as, “An order of this Honourable Court directing Polaris Bank Limited to fix the alleged proceeds of crime in the aforesaid account in an interest yielding account pending the Respondents show cause why the funds should not be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria”.

In a supporting affidavit that was deposed to by Iliya Markus, an officer of the ICPC, he told the court that investigation revealed that Yari had two days before the expiration of his tenure in May 27, received N350m that was paid into his account by the Permanent Secretary Cabinet Affairs of Zamfara State, aside his salary. He said the amount was transferred the next day by Yari to EFAB Properties Limited. The deponent told the court that though Yari had from 2011 to 2019, used the account to draw his salaries, he however received additional N10m from the Zamfara State Ministry of Finance on August 4, 2011. He told the court that Yari had on April 7, 2011, deposited $40m in cash, into the account of the 2nd Respondent, Kayatawa Nigeria Ltd, which had zero balance before he became governor.

ICPC said analysis of the firm’s account further revealed that Yari deposited the sum of $90m cash in 13 tranches.

“That on June 27, 2011, the 1st Respondent also deposited the sum of $50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) in cash into the account of the 2nd Respondent. “That one Zayyanu Abubakar deposited the sum of $180, 000. 00 (One Hundred ‘Eighty Thousand Dollars) into the account of the 2nd Respondent between August and September, 2017″.
It said analysis revealed that N150m was transferred to the account of the 3rd Respondent, B. T. Oil and Gas Nigeria, from the Nigeria Governors Forum on June 18, 2015, while Yari served its Chairman. He was said to have withdrawn N100m from the account on July 18, 2015. “That the alleged funds in the accounts of the Respondents in the aforementioned banks are proceeds of some unlawful activities carried out by the Respondents against the Government and good people of Zamfara State and by extension the Federal Government of Nigeria. “That the alleged funds are far above the legitimate earnings of the Respondents. That there is nothing to show that the Respondents legitimately earned the various found in their respective bank accounts. “That I know of a fact, and it is now of public knowledge, that the activities of the Respondents, more particularly, the 1st Respondent has become a daily occurrence amongst State Governors in Nigeria. “That the applicant has commenced a thorough investigation activities around the Respondents to x-ray other facts which are likely to be more shocking and ground breaking. “That from investigation findings, the 1st Respondent failed to declare his directorship of Kayatawa Nigeria Limited with the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. “That some of the properties allegedly declared with the CCB as owned by 1st Respondent are far above what his legitimate income can afford. Meet Zenith Bank’s Ebenezer Onyeagwu GMD/CEO(Opens in a new browser tab) “That the Applicant herein, is taking further steps to investigation the alleged properties purportedly declared with the CCB by the 1st Respondent in order to ascertain the propriety or otherwise of same”, FG added.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/why-court-freezed-yari-s-6-bank-accounts/

1stbest:
What are they doing with all this money. why hunger is killing peoples in this country

GreenArrow1:
This is just disgusting to read. Why this level of greed?

Timijo:
Chai! This country is ruined by wicked leaders. A former state governor amassed #32733000000.00 to himself alone. May God redeem Nigeria again.

blujoi:
You can imagine what governors who are in the good books of APC & Buhari are stealing. We are knowing about this due to the election fallout with APC hierarchy.

Party of saints indeed!!!

ThatFairGuy:
And some hypocrites will still say PMB is not fighting CORRUPTION... If Jonathan did half of what he has done, is this where we'll be today... Buhari can't fight it finish, he'll do his own and his successors will continues. That's how it is...
Despite Putin's zero tolerance to Corruption, there's are still some Corrupt individuals in his cabinet....

ChiefkeefGB4:

Buhari is the kingpin of corruption