The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has revealed those allegedly aiding Yahaya Belllo, a former governor of Kogi state to evade justice.
They include, ministers, governors and other top government officials in the country, those EFCC has urged to prevail on the former governor to submit himself for justice.
Effa Okim, EFCC’s acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command made the remark yesterday in Asaba, Delta state while on a familiarisation visit to the State’s Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ.
The magazine reported that the immediate past Kogi helmsman has become a fugitive of the law after he failed to submit himself for trial after the EFCC accused him of over N80 billion fraud.
Bello, the magazine also reported, was aided by his successor, Usman Ododo to evade the commission’s attest in Abuja on April 17 this year.
The EFCC official said it’s a disgrace to the country that Bello has not been arrested to answer for his allege crime against the people of Kogi state, whose funds he allegedly stole.
He said these officials should surmount the courage to tell the former governor to give himself up for prosecution.
He explained that the evasion of arrest by Bello “is our own shame!” noting that those protecting him has lost “morality”.
Okim said: “Can’t we catch him? We can, but do we go all out to catch him? Do we need to do that when he has his masters? Can’t they call him and tell him, ‘You are disgracing Nigeria’? What are you telling the world? Tell him to go and explain himself like others have done.
“Where are the ministers? Where are Yahaya Bello’s colleagues, even in his hiding? So, Nigerians can’t tell him ‘This is not fair, go and report; they are not going to kill you’? But people are still eating and dining with him.”
“Where has morality gone before legality that we can’t summon that man and tell him to go and report himself to the EFCC? Some persons are writing, supporting him, while some are criticizing the commission.
“The problem is our own problem that borders on Nigeria’s image. Our children are watching their parents behave like children.
“To me, the truth has vanished. Even in Animal Farm, this will not happen, that a man who was part of the system that was a custodian of our culture, rules and laws can behave like this and you are asking questions.’
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