The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
Bello presented himself at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, where he was taken into custody. The news was confirmed by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, who stated that Bello was arrested by the Commission’s chief security officer.
“It is true that we have him in our custody. The operatives of the Commission arrested him,” Oyewale told journalists.
Bello had been avoiding repeated invitations from the EFCC but finally appeared to respond to allegations of misappropriation of funds. He arrived at the EFCC office with his lawyers, though his successor, Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, who had visited the EFCC office earlier, was not part of the entourage.
The EFCC had issued a wanted notice for Bello on April 18, 2024, in connection with a N80.2 billion money laundering case.
