EFCC has been tipped of Former Governor Yahaya Bello’s whereabouts.
PoliticalNews Nigeria studies that the Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is reportedly within the protecting custody of the state Governor, Usman Ododo.
This Nigeria information platform learnt that Bello has been within the custody of the Kogi state authorities since he was declared needed by the {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee (EFCC).
In accordance with Cable Information, Yahaya Bello is at the moment having fun with safety from the safety brokers connected to the state for the reason that aborted try by the EFCC to arrest him.
Recall that the EFCC had issued a Crimson Discover on Bello to the worldwide police organisation, also called Interpol, based mostly on the warrant of arrest issued by a federal excessive court docket in Abuja.
EFCC requested INTERPOL in three North African international locations, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, to position Yahaya Bello on its watchlist.
Different international locations the place the ex-governor is on the watchlist are Egypt, Libya and Sudan.
Sources within the anti-graft company disclosed that there are lots of choices on the desk in coping with the Bello scenario, which embody however is just not restricted to storming the Kogi State Authorities Home in Lokoja, the place the ex-governor is believed to be hiding.
The watch record was activated forward of the July seventeenth anticipated look of the previous governor earlier than a Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja.