EFCC Confirms Arrest Of Yahaya Bello, Detains Former Governor

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, following his arrest.

Naija News understands Bello was detained at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at the office of the anti-graft agency on Tuesday.

The former governor’s detention was disclosed by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.

Oyewale told journalists that Bello was arrested by the Commission’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), adding that the former Governor would be arraigned in court later.

“It is true that we have him in our custody. The operatives of the Commission arrested him,” Oyewale told newsmen.

He is currently being grilled by operatives of the EFCC.

“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,” he added.

Recall this platform reported earlier on Tuesday that Bello was at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in relation to the charges against him by the anti-graft commission.

The former Governor drove himself in a black Hilux and arrived at the EFCC office in the company of his lawyers.

Recall the federal government has filed a new 16-count charge against the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in a case that has intensified scrutiny of his financial dealings.

The charges, submitted to a federal high court in Abuja, center around an alleged criminal breach of trust amounting to ₦110,446,470,089.