The commission stated this while reacting to the allegation made by Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle, that its boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, demanded $2 million as a bribe from him. Matawalle in an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, May 19, alleged that Bawa had in the past demanded the money from him as a bribe. Matawalle has been in a running battle with the EFCC boss since the commission opened an investigation into alleged corrupt practices against him.