The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the detention of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
According to Premium Times, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, in an exclusive telephone interview on Tuesday evening, said “He’s currently being grilled by our investigators.”
Mr Oyewale said Mr Bello “will be detained and arraigned in court as soon as possible.”
Meanwhile, a judge, Maryanne Anenih of the FCT High Court, Abuja, where Mr Bello was charged with diversion of N110 billion in Kogi State’s funds,had on 14 November fixed 27 November (Wednesday), for the former governor’s arraignment.
Premium Times also reports that, he (Bello) arrived at the EFCC headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, with his private security details at about 1 p.m.
It was also reported that, Bello’s successor, Governor Usman Ododo, did not accompany him as he did earlier in September when Mr Bello made a controversial surrender to the commission in Abuja.
On 18 September, Mr Bello, accompanied by Mr Ododo, went to EFCC to make a dramatic, controversial attempt to surrender himself to the anti-graft agency..
