By Abiola Olawale
The immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again surrendered himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This is as the former Governor visited the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja on Tuesday, as confirmed by the former governor’s media office.
The New Diplomat gathered that Bello arrived at EFCC’s office in a black Hilux. He was accompanied to the EFCC office by his lawyers.
This comes after Bello had initially honoured EFCC’s invitation on September 18, 2024. Though the former governor visited the anti-graft agency’s office he wasn’t arrested then.
It would be recalled that the EFCC had declared Bello wanted over his alleged failure to honour their invitation.
EFCC had initially dragged Bello to court over an alleged N80.2bn fraud case.
The anti-graft agency had accused Bello, Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu (still at large) of conspiring in February 2016 to convert N80,246,470,088.88, which was allegedly obtained through a criminal breach of trust, in violation of Section 18(a) and punishable under Section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
However, the EFCC had amended the fresh before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N110.4 billion.
At the last hearing on November 14, the EFCC had sought adjournment till November 27 in the fresh case it instituted against Bello, saying that the 30-day window was still running for the summons earlier issued.
