EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello A Fugitive, Orders Arrest On Sight
By Anne Osemekeh, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, a fugitive and ordered his arrest on sight.
The anti-graft agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in an an interview on News Central TV on Thursday, said it is working with local and international law enforcement agencies to ensure his arrest.
“The court of appeal is just to amplify the position of the commission and also to establish the fact that we are focused concerning his matter”, he said.
“As it is now, Yahaya Bello cannot come into the open. He cannot make himself available anywhere because he has become a fugitive, and we all know the instruments of the law.
“Anywhere he is sighted, he would be arrested,” he added.
The declaration by the EFCC follows a Court of Appeal ruling in Abuja on August 20, 2024, ordering Bello to appear for arraignment on corruption charges brought by the EFCC.
