By Jane Okafor, Abuja
ABUJA: former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission again over alleged misappropriation of funds.
•Yahaya Bello on Tuesday.
Bello went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday morning, following the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency.
The former Governor drove himself in a black hilux to the EFCC office with his lawyers.
At the last hearing on November 14, the EFCC had sought for adjournment till November 27 in the fresh case it instituted against Bello, saying that the 30 days window was still running for the summons earlier issued.
However, a source within the Commission informed that Yahaya Bello was at the car park of the agency and the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of EFCC promptly arrested him and “took him into custody” at exactly 12.54 pm.
It is not clear if Yahaya Bello who had earlier been declared wanted by the
EFCC and who had shunned several court sittings would be released on administrative bail before his eventual arraignment.
The Spokesman of the Commission, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest and detention of the former governor.
