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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Yahaya Bello wanted for an alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion.Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency called on those with vital information about the former Kogi governor’s whereabouts to reach the commission or the police.
“Anybody with information as to his whereabouts should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest police Station.”The declaration is the latest in the tussle between Bello and the anti-crime agency. The chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress was absent earlier in the day at the Federal High Court in Abuja for a suit instituted against him by the EFCC.
Stern-looking EFCC operatives in front of the Abuja residence of ex-Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday, April 17, 2024Before then, fiery-looking EFCC operatives stormed the former Kogi leader’s residence in the Wuse area of Abuja, attempting to arrest Bello for arraignment. Despite the siege, which lasted hours, the agency could not arrest the former governor whom it claimed was, describing it as an attempt to frustrate the agency’s operations.
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