The standoff between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, make take a further dramatic turn. This is so because the anti-graft agency is considering military help to get the former Kogi State Governor into custody. Earlier today, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, adjourned the case instituted by the EFCC) Bello, to April 23rd, 2024.
The adjournment is for substituted service and possible arraignment of Bello for alleged N84bn money laundering. At the resumed sitting, Counsel for the EFCC, Kemi Phinro, told the court that the former governor was absent from court for his arraignment because he was being protected by someone with immunity. Phinro said the former governor was whisked out of his Abuja residence by the same person with immunity. Phinro said the anti-graft agency might seek the help of the military to fish him out.
