Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday stormed the residence of a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello located at Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory.
It was gathered that EFCC operatives arrived the house at about 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday in a bid to effect his arrest.
They later mounted a barricade on the street passing in front of the house, which drew a crowd to the house.
EFCC has yet to comment on the situation around the house.
EFCC had joined the former governor as a co-defendant in the ongoing trial of his nephew, Ali Bello, who is the current Chief of Staff to Governor Usman Ododo, Dauda Sulaiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu in an alleged N84 billion money laundering case before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja
The commission had on March 14 amended the charge against Ali Bello, Sulaiman, and Hudu to include the former governor as the fourth defendant. They are charged with 17 counts charges bordering on money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N84,062,406,089.88
