{"id":126700,"date":"2026-04-23T17:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126700"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:24:13","slug":"%e2%82%a61-7tn-terrorism-financing-allegedly-traced-to-yari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/%e2%82%a61-7tn-terrorism-financing-allegedly-traced-to-yari\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20a61.7tn Terrorism Financing Allegedly Traced to Yari\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sum of \u20a61.7 trillion has allegedly been traced to accounts linked to former Zamfara State governor and current senator, Abdulaziz Yari, over claims of terrorism financing and money laundering.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The publisher of Pointblanknews, Jackson Use made the allegation in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, stating that investigators uncovered large financial flows connected to Yari through accounts linked to Engr. Abdulkarim (Abdullahi) Tsafe, described as a former aide, as well as Kayatawa Nigeria Limited, a company reportedly owned by the ex-governor.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA whopping sum of \u20a61.7 trillion has been traced to the former Governor of Zamfara State and current Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, in what has kept investigators in awe as to how such funds can be traced to just one person\u2019s account,\u201d Ude wrote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further claimed that the funds were routed through multiple bank accounts and entities. \u201cThe huge sums were traced to accounts belonging to Engr. Abdulkarim (Abdullahi) Tsafe, a former Chief of Staff to Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari and Kayatawa Nigeria Limited, a company owned and operated by the former Governor,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Ude, part of the funds was allegedly used in the acquisition of the Geregu Power Plant. \u201cInvestigators noted that the \u20a61.7 trillion was part of the funds used in purchasing the Geregu Power Plant,\u201d he added, although no official confirmation was provided.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Providing further details, Ude listed specific sums allegedly found in different bank accounts. \u201cWhile $56,056.75 was lodged in a Polaris Bank account, the sums of \u20a612.9 million, \u20a611.2 million, $301,319.99, \u20a6217,388.04 and $311,872.15 were kept in different Zenith Bank accounts in the name of Mr. Yari and his companies,\u201d he wrote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also referenced a prior court action. \u201cIn 2021, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the forfeiture of funds belonging to Yari and his companies,\u201d Ude noted.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The post further alleged that during a 2022 probe involving billions of naira, Yari made statements implicating top figures. \u201cIn 2022 when he was arrested over \u20a684 billion and \u20a622 billion fraud, in his statement to security agencies, he listed Buhari and Aisha as those who gave parts of the money to him. Upon hearing about his statement to security agencies, Buhari immediately ordered his release,\u201d Ude claimed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ude also alleged that the matter drew international attention. \u201cYari\u2019s financial activities have been flagged by officials in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, who have equally shared information to the U.S. authorities, resulting in his classification as a \u2018person of interest\u2019 by the two nations,\u201d he wrote, adding that the senator allegedly has significant interests in gold trading at the Dubai Gold Souk.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yari served as governor of Zamfara State from 2011 to 2019 and currently represents Zamfara West Senatorial District in the National Assembly. He remains a prominent political figure in northern Nigeria and has previously faced scrutiny over financial dealings, which he has denied.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of the time of filing this report, Yari has not responded to the allegations.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The sum of \u20a61.7 trillion has allegedly been traced to accounts linked to former Zamfara State governor and current senator, Abdulaziz Yari, over claims of terrorism financing&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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