Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds.
It was gathered from sources close to the EFCC that he went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday and not with the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo.
This followed the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency.
It was also reliably gathered that the former governor drove himself in a black Hilux to the EFCC office with his lawyers.
There were insinuations last week that he was going to visit the EFCC but the former governor’s media aides did not respond to enquiries on the information.
At the last hearing on November 14, the EFCC had sought adjournment to Wednesday, November 27 in the fresh case it instituted against Bello, saying the 30-day window was still running for the summons earlier issued.
The EFCC, however, admitted his co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, to administrative bail and prayed to the court for an extension of time for the 1st Defendant to appear.
EFCC’s Battle With Bello
In Septemeber, Officials of the anti-graft agency attempted to Bello, at the Kogi State Governor’s lodge in the Asokoro District in the Federal Capital Territory.
However, they were met with some resistance by security operatives at the governor’s lodge as gunshots rented the air during the altercation.
After months of being declared wanted by the EFCC, a statement by the Director of Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael, on Wednesday, said the former governor honoured EFCC invitation “after due consultations with his family, legal team and political allies”.
But in a swift reaction to the statement by Bello’s media team, the EFCC said the former governor was not in its custody and remains wanted.
EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the ex-governor remains wanted “for alleged N80.2 billion money laundering charges.”
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“Media reports today that a former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello is in the holding facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is incorrect. The Commission wishes to state that Bello is not in its custody.
FG Files Fresh Charges Against Yahaya Bello
The Federal Government would move to file a 16-count charge against Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
The charge filed before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja borders on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N110.4 billion.
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