EFCC Officers Barricade Yahaya Bello's Home In Abuja [PHOTOS]

Yahaya Bello

The home of the former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, was barricaded this morning by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4 in Abuja.

On Wednesday, April 17, the House of Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, in the Federal Capital Territory, was encircled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Remember that the Federal High Court in Abuja's Justice James Omotosho heard an amended complaint from the EFCC in March, alleging N84 billion in alleged money laundering against Yahaya Bello, his nephew Ali, Dauda Sulaiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu.

A picture that was uploaded online shows armed EFCC agents around the former governor's residence on Benghazi Street in Wuse Zone 4.

This in turn led to a statement from the former governor's media assistant denouncing the operatives' conduct and pleading with President Bola Tinubu to step in and warn the EFCC.

The High Court of Justice, Lokoja Division issued an injunction on February 9 that the media office made clear was violated by the siege on Bello's home.

In the interim, while a substantive basic rights enforcement action is being decided, the injunction prohibited Bello from being harassed, arrested, detained, or prosecuted by the EFCC and its agents.

The statement further disclosed that the court order had been served to the EFCC on February 12.

Nevertheless, the order was appealed by the EFCC, and a hearing was set for Monday, April 22.

Furthermore, the media office said that the EFCC's efforts were an attempt to harass and shame Bello by bringing up unfounded accusations from September 2015, which was before he took office.

The media assistant for the former governor went on to say that the EFCC's integrity and Nigeria's reputation as a nation upholding the rule of law were being jeopardized by politicians using it as a means of settling scores.

Ali Bello, Bello's nephew, was previously charged by the EFCC with money laundering related to N10 billion that was purportedly owned by the Kogi State Government.

The EFCC has not yet released an official statement, thus as of press time, the purpose of the raid is still unknown.