Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge on Wednesday night as gunshots were fired in an attempt to arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello, in Asokoro, Abuja.
Bello who is on the wanted list of the EFCC for allegedly laundering N80.2 billion. This step was taken by the commission after a 19-count charge was levied against him.
The attempted arrest was however met with resistance from the lodge security, sparking a standoff, but normalcy was later restored, with restrictions on movement in the vicinity.
Following the attempted arrest, Yahaya Bello departed the lodge accompanied by Ododo, leaving his current whereabouts unclear. His media team swiftly responded, condemning the incident as an unnecessary, Gestapo-style move. Director Ohiare Michael emphasized that Bello had already demonstrated cooperation with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by voluntarily reporting
Michael’s statement emphasized that the EFCC should be held accountable if anything untoward happens to Bello.
The statement reads, “It has come to our notice that people suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are currently around the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to forcefully arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. They were shooting sporadically.
“(They) are currently around the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to forcefully arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello.
“It was reported earlier that the former Governor went to the EFCC Office voluntarily earlier today, but the Commission told him to leave and come at a later date, only to mount a Gestapo-like attack on the Kogi State Government facility in Asokoro.
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