{"id":61057,"date":"2024-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=81903134ddd46fa5d26c4ee0ee684557"},"modified":"2024-04-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T00:00:00","slug":"ex-gov-yahaya-bello-kicks-as-efcc-laid-siege-on-his-abuja-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/ex-gov-yahaya-bello-kicks-as-efcc-laid-siege-on-his-abuja-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello kicks as EFCC laid siege on his Abuja residence"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to the residence of former Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello in Wuse, Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The state’s sitting governor and Bello’s successor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo and his motorcade were seen around the premises.<\/p>\n
One of the operatives told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the action had to do with money-laundering charges levelled against the erstwhile governor.<\/p>\n
EFCC’s spokesman, Mr Dele Oyewale, could not be reached to confirm the claim.<\/p>\n
In March, the EFCC dragged Bello and three alleged accomplices before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on an amended charge of N84 billion money laundering.<\/p>\n
Reacting to EFCC’s move of Wednesday, the media office of the ex-governor condemned the action and urged President Bola Tinubu to caution the EFCC.<\/p>\n
It stated that: ‘the presence of EFCC’s operatives in Bello’s residence negated an injunction granted by the High Court of Justice, Lokoja Division, on Feb. 9.”<\/p>\n
It
\nadded that the court granted the injunction in Suit No. HCL\/68M\/2024 between Bello and the EFCC restraining the EFCC from harassing, arresting, detaining, or prosecuting Bello, pending the determination of a substantive fundamental rights enforcement action.<\/p>\n
‘The EFCC was duly served with that order on Feb. 12, and on Feb. 26, it filed Appeal No. CA\/ABJ\/CV\/175\/2024 at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division.<\/p>\n
‘The appeal was accompanied by a Motion for a Stay of Execution of the order of the Lokoja High Court, and the Court of Appeal fixed hearing for April 22.<\/p>\n
‘Furthermore, judgment in the substantive case between Alhaji Yahaya Bello and the EFCC will be delivered at noon in Lokoja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
‘Contrary to all of these, the EFCC has now laid siege to the home of Yahaya Bello, seeking to arrest him in contravention of extant orders.<\/p>\n
‘It is a surprise that an agency led by a lawyer could flagrantly disobey a subsisting court order by taking actions contrary to reliefs granted.<\/p>\n
‘We are aware of the total com
\nmitment of President Bola Tinubu’s current administration to the rule of law,” it stated.<\/p>\n
Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to the residence of former Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello in Wuse, Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The state’s sitting governor and Bello’s successor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo and his mo…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n