Lokoja, Kogi state – A human rights activist and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, Usman Austin Okai, has said Yahaya Bello is hiding in the Kogi government house.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud.
The chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, claimed that an investigation by the anti-graft agency revealed that the embattled former governor withdrew $720,000 from the stateâs coffers to pay his childâs school fees.
Bello denied the allegation and accused Olukoyede of lying.
Since a failed attempt to arrest him in Abuja, the present location of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain remains a mystery.
In a statement on Friday, June 21, the PDP chieftain alleged that Ododo played a role in âhelping Bello evade the EFCC by whisking him away from Benghazi Street Zone 4 in Abuja.â
The Nigerian Tribune noted Okai’s revelation.
The statement partly reads:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, issued an order stopping the contempt suit filed by Bello against Olu Olukoyede, the chairman of the EFCC.
A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Joseph Oyewole, gave the order after taking an ex-parte application from the EFCC chairmanâs lawyer, Jibrin Okutepa.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
