Over 40 Vehicles, Including 3 Bulletproof Cars, 8 SUVs, Recovered From Matawalle’s House

Over 40 vehicles, including 3 bulletproof vehicles, 8 SUVs, recovered from ex-Zambia Gov Matawalle’s house.

Raid to recover government’s stolen property confirmed by Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to the Zamfara Gov.

Over 40 stolen government’s vehicles, including three (3) bulletproof vehicles and eight (8) SUVs, were reportedly recovered from the residence of the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, in Gusau.

A source told Daily Trust that heavily armed security personnel had on Friday morning (June 10th) stormed the former Zamfara State Governor’s residence in the state capital, where a number of vehicles were recovered.

Friday’s raid to recover the government’s stolen property was confirmed in a statement by Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to the Zamfara Governor, Suleiman Idris.

“The Zamfara State Government has cleared the air on the operation of the Nigeria Police Force that led to the recovery of vehicles looted by the former State Governor, Bello Mohammaed Matawalle.”

“In the early hours of Friday, The Nigeria Police Force stormed the residence of the former Governor, where over 40 vehicles were impounded.

“The Police acted on a court order and a search warrant was obtained for the operation. Recall that the Zamfara State Government communicated officially to former Governor Bello Matawalle and his Deputy to return all the missing vehicles within five (5) working days.

“We also lodged an official complaint with the Police on overriding public interest on wasteful looting of valuables including official vehicles.

“Consequently, the Police sought a search warrant which was duly given by the court and hence raided Matawalle’s residence in Gusau, Maradun Local Government, and another unidentified hideout.

“Over 40 vehicles were recovered including Three bulletproof vehicles and Eight SUVs.

“We want to reaffirm our commitment to recover all that belongs to the people. Our common resolve is to rescue and rebuild Zamfara. Recovering the proceeds of crime and public assets is a critical part of our rescue mission.”

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