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Yahaya Bello visited EFCC, not interrogated, asked to leave, aides insist

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Yahaya Bello visited EFCC, not interrogated, asked to leave, aides insist

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Media office of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has countered claim by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that Bello had not surrendered himself to the anti-graft agency as earlier claimed on Wednesday.

Bello’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, said in a second statement that the former governor, in company with his successor, Governor Ahmed Ododo, left the commission’s office after he was told to leave by the operatives who refused to interrogate him as expected.

The statement wondered why Bello was not interrogated but simply asked to leave.

Ohiare’s statement read, “The EFCC did not, however, interrogate him as officials told him he could leave. We don’t know what this means yet. As we write, HE Alhaji Yahaya Bello has left the EFCC office. He was accompanied there by the Governor of Kogi State, HE Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo.

”Recall that the case has been before a competent court of jurisdiction, and Alhaji Yahaya Bello had been duly represented by his legal team at every hearing. The former Governor decided to honour the invitation to clear his name as he has nothing to hide and nothing to fear.”

But the EFCC has denied reports that Yahaya Bello was in its custody.

EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, maintained that Bello remained wanted as there’s still at subsisting warrant of arrest for him.

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