Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the Abuja residence of former Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The Operatives have in a Gestapo-like manner surrounded the Asoskoro residence of Bello in an attempt to forcefully snatch him away in the middle of night. This is despite Yahaya Bello’s voluntary visit to the Abuja office of the EFCC on Wednesday 18 September 2024, a visit which the EFCC claimed never happened.
A statement issued by Bello’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, said EFCC operatives were shooting sporadically.
“It has come to our notice that people suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are currently around the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to forcefully arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. They were shooting sporadically,” the statement reads in part.
It was reported earlier that the former Governor went to the EFCC Office voluntarily earlier today but the Commission told him to leave and come at a later date, only to mount a gestapo-like attack on the Kogi State Guest House in Asokoro.
“We want to place it on record that the EFCC should be held accountable if anything untoward happens to him, ” the statement continued.
“Tonight’s attack was needless as the former Governor made himself available to the EFCC in their office for interrogation. The EFCC had no questions to ask Alh. Yahaya Bello in the morning, but suddenly, they are out to arrest him. This action is condemnable. They have displayed the very reason many Nigerians believe they were fighting political battles instead of the mandate to fight corruption. This action reflects much more than the fight against corruption.”
