Audio Reveals How Defence Minister Matawalle’s Alleged Emissary Pressured Key Witness to Withdraw Testimony

Fresh allegations have emerged against Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, after an audio recording surfaced in which an alleged emissary is heard attempting to persuade a former aide to withdraw damaging testimony. The recording reportedly captures former Zamfara official Dr. Sulaiman Shinkafi urging Musa Kamarawa to recant his claims in exchange for the return of seized properties and the dropping of criminal charges. The revelations have intensified scrutiny over long-standing allegations linking political authorities in Zamfara State to controversial “peace deals” with armed groups and alleged obstruction of investigations into banditry.