Yahaya Bello Declared Wanted by EFCC Over Alleged N80 Billion Money Laundering Case.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, as a wanted individual in connection with alleged financial crimes totaling N80 billion.
In an official statement, the EFCC urged the public to provide any information regarding Bello’s whereabouts, emphasizing the gravity of the allegations against him.
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“The public is hereby notified that YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO, former Governor of Kogi State, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with alleged cases of Money Laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty-Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand, and Eighty-Nine Naira, Eighty-Eight Kobo),” the statement read.
Yahaya Bello Declared Wanted
Yahaya Bello, 48, a native of Okenne Local Government of Kogi State, is believed to have last resided at 9 Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. The EFCC urged individuals with relevant information to contact their offices in Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja.
Recent reports suggested that EFCC operatives had surrounded Bello’s residence in Abuja, sparking speculation about his whereabouts. It was purported that Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi State, visited Bello’s residence and left with him in his vehicle. However, Bello’s legal representative, Abdulwahab Muhammed, claimed that his client was in Kogi State at the time of the EFCC’s arrival.
Bello was notably absent from court proceedings earlier, where the EFCC arraigned him following the issuance of a warrant of arrest and an enrolment order granted by the court. The case has been adjourned to April 23, pending further developments.
The EFCC reiterated that no individual is above the law and assured the public that Bello will be brought to justice expeditiously.
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