EFCC Declares Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Wanted
… Can sitting Governors Avoid Corruptions, Fraud?.
Anselem Anokwute
It’s often on assumptions but reality of life, ” How the mighty is failing” and “A hunter is being hunted” that’s the story in all the Nigeria National dailys and Regional Secular And Online Newspapers, how ones a power Man in Kogi State is now hiding from the Government he served for Eight solid years because of allegations of fraud and in all those on sit like him in the past won’t learn anything from the ugly experience and avoid corruption and fraud in order to enjoy peace after service.
The true story, EFCC Declares Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Wanted
The EFCC, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted.
Yahaya Bello was declared wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes.
This was contained in a press statement made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP on Thursday.
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Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi State.
“Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N86.2 bn.
“Anybody with information as to his whereabouts should report immediately to the commission or the nearest police station,” the notice read
Police detained Yahaya Bello’s ADC, security details
Meanwhile, Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.
The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to 48-year-old Bello, and is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Their arrests and detention followed a Thursday night order by the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, directing their immediate withdrawal from the former governor.
Senior police sources, who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity because they did not have authorisation to comment publicly on the matter, noted that the officers were arrested on the suspicion that they aided and abetted Bello’s escape from operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who had gone to effect his arrest at his Abuja home on Wednesday.
“The ADC and the other police details attached to Yahaya Bello have been arrested and detained.
“They were arrested on the order of the IG, on the suspicion that they aided and abetted the former governor’s escape from the EFCC on Wednesday,” one of the sources told newsmen in a telephone conversation on Friday.
Another source said, “Yahaya Bello’s female ADC and other police officers attached to him were brought to the command this morning, and they’ve been detained for aiding and abetting (the governor’s escape).”
Egbetokun had, on Thursday night, ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Bello.
The order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message sighted by newsmen on Friday morning.