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BREAKING! EFCC Operatives Arrest Former Jigawa Governor, Saminu Turaki

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former governor of Jigawa State, Senator Saminu Turaki. 

The former governor was arrested by operatives of the anti-graft agency on Tuesday afternoon in Abuja at the venue of the public presentation of a book on Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, Channel Television is reporting.

Turaki had been declared wanted by the EFCC for allegedly failing to present himself for trial on corruption charges since 2011.

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Corruption charges had been filed against him at the Federal High Court in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.

 

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