The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents have sealed off the residence of ex-Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello located at Benghazi Street, Wuse, Abuja.
According to reports the operatives of the anti-corruption commission were in the area intending to effect the arrest of the former governor, who had been having issues with EFCC even before he left office in February.
A reliable source disclosed on Wednesday the photo depicting EFCC operatives barricading the access road to Bello’s residence.
The source said: “EFCC barricades Bello’ house in Abuja. No movement in the area as EFCC barricaded the house. They are yet to gain access.”
While the exact motive behind the anti-graft agency’s raid on the former governor’s residence remains undisclosed, it could be linked to the ongoing ₦84 billion fraud case the EFCC is prosecuting against him.
Recall that the EFCC had filed charges against the former governor, accusing him of financial fraud amounting to ₦84 billion.
In an amended charge, the anti-graft commission accused Bello of diverting ₦80 billion of state funds in September 2015, four months before he took office.
