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Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello
There are strong indications that immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) again over alleged misappropriation of funds.
Sources close to the EFCC disclosed that he went to the office with his lawyers this Tuesday morning, November 26, 2024, and not with the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo.
This follows the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states' case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency.
It was also reliably gathered that the former Governor drove himself in a black Hilux to the EFCC office with his lawyers.
There were insinuations last week that he was going to visit the EFCC but the former governor's media aides did not respond to enquiries on the information.
At the last hearing on November 14, the EFCC had sought for adjournment to tomorrow (November 27) in the fresh case it instituted against Bello, saying the 30 days window was still running for the summons earlier issued.
The EFCC, however, admitted his co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, to administrative bail and prayed the court for extension of time for the 1st Defendant to appear.
