Yahaya Bello Hiding in Kogi Government House – PDP Chieftain, Usman Okai Alleges

 

Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has been accused of hiding inside the government house.

 

The claim was made by the House of Representatives candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Austin Okai.

 

Okai claimed that immediate past Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, is currently hiding in the state government house away from men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

 

Recall that EFCC had in April declared Bello wanted.

 

This followed the inability of the former governor to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja for his arraignment over alleged N84bn money laundering.

 

The anti-graft agency had said anybody with information as to his whereabouts should report immediately to the commission or the nearest police station.

 

However, in a statement on Friday, the PDP chefiatin alleged that Ododo played a role in “helping the Bello evade the EFCC by whisking him away from Benghazi Street Zone 4 in Abuja.”

 

According to him, “This information was reportedly brought to the President and Commander-in-Chief by the Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA).

“The truth remains that Ododo is allegedly being directed by Yahaya Bello from a hidden location,” Okai added.