Monday, October 28, 2024 –The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has revealed why anti-graft agency, the EFCC has not been able to arrest the embattled past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
In April, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, declared
Bello, wanted for alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion.
The anti-graft agency had at various times stormed Bello’s residence in
Abuja in an attempt to arrest him but his successor, Usman Ododo, had come to
his rescue, whisking him away to his lodge.
The former governor has also not appeared before the trial judge despite
many adjournments and Onanuga has attributed the inability of security agencies
to arrest the former governor due to the “complicated” nature of the case.
During an interview with Channels, Onanuga was asked why police
authorities can’t order orderlies attached to Ododo to arrest Bello, and he
responded saying; “I think it’s a bit complicated. The EFCC is an agency of the
Federal Government, and it wants to arrest Yahaya Bello. Yahaya Bello is hiding
under the agbada (flowing robe) of the governor of Kogi State, his (Bello’s)
successor, who happens to enjoy immunity.
“That’s the problem because if he (Bello) stays inside Governor Ododo’s
house, the police cannot do anything because they will be violating that
immunity that the man enjoys.
“It’s like a diplomat enjoying certain immunity; you cannot do anything
about it. You remember in the UK when they were looking for the Wikileaks man
and he went to hide in one embassy in Britain, there was nothing they (security
agents) could do, they left him there. I think he later came out and they
arrested him.
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