Godwin Isenyo, KadunaA former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ramalan Yero, was on Wednesday detained at the Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Detained alongside Yero, were the former Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party’s Chairman, Abubakar Gaya- Haruna, former Secretary to the State Government, Hamza Ishaq and a former Minister, Nuhu Somo Wya. The former governor was under investigation over his alleged role in the disbursement of N750m PDP campaign fund during the 2015 general elections. The former governor and the other three persons had been reporting to the EFCC office for the past months now. A source at the EFCC office confirmed that the former governor and the other three persons will be arraigned on Thursday.

Source: Punch May 30, 2018 17:48 UTC