By Adesina Soyooye
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has made history. Bello has become the first former Governor in Nigeria to be declared wanted like a common criminal.
Following his failure to appear before an Abuja Federal High Court presided over by the Honourable Justice Emeka Nwite on Thursday, where the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was to arraign him on alleged charges of money laundering to the tune of about N80b, Thursday, the Commission declared him wanted.
The EFCC had, on Wednesday morning, gone to Bello’s residence in Wuse, Abuja, to arrest him, but Bello resisted arrest, hid in his sprawling residence, and was finally smuggled out by the State Governor, Usman Idodo, who helped him to evade arrest. The EFCC is of the opinion that Bello is hiding at the Government House, Lokoja.
Declaring the former Governor wanted on its official Facebook page, the Commission asked anybody with any information about his whereabouts to inform the nearest Police Station.
The Post was titled: EFCC Declares Former Governor Yahaya Bello Wanted. It reads: “Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 Billion.
“Anybody with information as to his whereabouts should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest Police Station.”
