Yahaya Bello: EFCC declares former Kogi governor wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the immediate former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for an alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion. 

The Commission, in a statement on Thursday, called on those with vital information about the former Kogi governor’s whereabouts to reach the commission or the police.

“Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offenses relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 billion,” the EFCC said in a Thursday evening post on its Facebook page, captioned ‘Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello Wanted By the EFCC’.

“Anybody with information as to his whereabouts should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest police station,” the anti-graft agency stated.

Bello had urged President Bola Tinubu to rein in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s alleged flagrant disregard for court rulings as they lay siege to his Abuja home to arrest the former governor of Kogi State.

In a statement sent by his media aide, Onogwu Muhammed, in Abuja, the former governor said, “Nigeria is not a lawless country. The EFCC’s alleged disobedience to court orders is a serious concern.

”We are aware of the total commitment of the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the rule of law and can say categorically that the leadership of the EFCC might have offered the agency on a platter of gold to desperate politicians to convert to their score-settling tool without minding the effect on its integrity and the image of Nigeria as regards the rule of law.

”A situation where law enforcers disregard the rule of law is a definite recipe for anarchy, which will adversely affect every aspect of the nation’s economy,” the statement explained.