The Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale has reacted to the report that the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello had presented himself at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, revealed that they arrested Yahaya Bello at 12.54 pm; he did not surrender himself to the commission, adding that following his arrest, he was having a session with investigators of the commission, and he was going to be arraigned in court accordingly.
According to the Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, said, "Yahaya Bello, who was declared wanted by the commission, never submitted himself but got arrested, by the operatives of the agency in Abuja.
"We arrested him (Yahaya Bello) at 12.54 pm; he did not surrender himself to the commission, and three of his lawyers are here with him. Following his arrest, he is having a session with investigators of the commission. He is being detained in our custody and he is going to be arraigned in court accordingly."
It was learned that aa at yesterday, there was a report circulating on social media that the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya was detained after he presented himself at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, some weeks after he was declared wanted by the commission in connection with an eighty point two billion naira money laundering charge. The report also added that he drove himself in a black Toyota Hilux to the EFCC office with his lawyers.
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