I bought those vehicles before I became Governor – Matawalle

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

Following the invasion of Former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, by men of the Department of State Service, DSS, which took away over 40 vehicles in his compound, the ex-governor has said that most of his vehicles were taken away by the security agencies from his two houses in Gusau and Maradun was bought before he became a governor.

He said he was not issued with a copy of the court order which allowed the security agents to invade his houses as claimed by his successor, Dauda Lawal.

“I have been in the car business for a long period and most of the vehicles the security personnel impounded from my two houses are those that I bought from America long before I became a governor,” he stated

He said some of the vehicles impounded at his residence in Maradun were donated by well-wishers and were all branded with the images of President Tinubu and himself.

“The vehicles they impounded at Maradun were those donated to me by well-wishers and were all branded with my images and that of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. But surprisingly, they said that the vehicles belong to the state government,” he said.

Recall, Congress News had earlier reported how the men of the Department of State Service, DSS, invaded the house of former Zamfara state governor, Matawalle, and carted away over 40 vehicles, asserting that they acted on court order.