The EFCC awaited a court order authorizing the former governor’s detention until the afternoon while he was at his residence. He referred to the EFCC’s actions as questionable. He pointed out that a state high court had previously issued a restraining order against the former governor, prohibiting the EFCC from following or harassing him or any member of his family.
On Wednesday, EFCC officials broke into former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s Abuja house in an attempt to apprehend him in connection with an ongoing fraud probe. However, according to sources, Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo smuggled him out of his home to evade arrest by the anti-gravity agency. A accusation that the Information Commissioner maintained was untrue.
He said this in an interview with Channels TV.
In his words, ”I can’t categorically say that the EFCC actually got an order to arrest the former governor. But when you do that kind of a thing, it’s an abuse of Court processes. Yesterday, they were at the residence of the former governor. I was told they got there about 9 am on the morning. And at 3 pm, they were waiting for an order that will grant them the power to arrest him.
Why did they go to his house before seeking for a court order to arrest him? So it’s quite unfortunate. How were they so sure that they were going to be granted the court order? They went ahead to stay in his house to wait for the order by the Federal High Court. And even before that, a state High Court granted a restraining injunction in the first place. And the judge decided in the favour of the former governor, restraining the EFCC from harassing and persecuting any member of his family.” CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
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