The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, wanted for alleged economic and financial crimes, particularly money laundering totaling over eighty billion naira.
Report has it that the announcement was made via a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday.
According to the notice, Bello, a 48-year-old Ebira native of Okene Local Government Area in Kogi State, is being sought in connection with the aforementioned allegations. His last known address was listed as 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.
“The public is hereby notified that YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with alleged case of Money Laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo)”.
The EFCC has called on anyone with relevant information regarding Bello’s whereabouts to contact any of its offices nationwide.
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