*Pix above: Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello…now wanted
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for N80.2bn financial crimes..
According to a statement on its official Facebook, Thursday, EFCC declared Bello wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes.
“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,” the EFCC said.
The State Online reported on Wednesday that the anti-graft agency’s officials had besieged the former governor’s residence in Abuja to effect his arrest, but his successor, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, came with his security operatives and smuggled him away from the grasp of the EFCC.
This followed the cat-and-mouse game ex-Gov Bello has subjected the anti-grant agency ever since end of his tenure and EFCC’s desperation to bring him to book./PLEASE SHARE
