Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero, was arrested on Monday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and whisked away to Kano where he’s presently being interrogated, a source familiar with the incident has revealed to Ekekeee.

It has also been established that Yero was picked up for his alleged involvement in the sharing of N700million allocated to Kaduna State out of the $115m deposited in Fidelity Bank by immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the 2015 general elections.

According to a Premium Times story of the arrest, Mr. Yero was arrested after two top PDP officials implicated him.

The officials – Nuhu Wya (a former minister of state for power) and Haruna Gaya (PDP chairman in Kaduna state) – had reportedly told investigators that they handed over the N700million sent to the state to the former governor.

Anonymous sources told the online newspaper that Yero admitted during interrogation that he received the money, but explained that it was distributed to PDP chapters in the 23 local government areas of the state.

The funds were spent on logistics and allowances of party agents, the former governor reportedly said, in his defense.