Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, for suspected multibillion-naira fraud.
Dele Oyewale, EFCC Spokesperson, informed News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the former governor of Kogi was arrested about 12:54 p.m. on Tuesday and detained in the agency’s Abuja office.
According to him, Yahaya Bello, who had been proclaimed wanted by the commission, never turned himself up but was apprehended by agency agents in Abuja.
He said:
“We arrested him (Yahaya Bello) at 12.54pm; he did not surrender himself to the commission, three of his lawyers are here with him.
“Following his arrest, he is having a session with investigators of the commission.
“He is being detained in our custody and he is going to be arraigned in court accordingly,” EFCC Spokesperson added.
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