Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents have sealed off the residence of the former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello in Wuse, Abuja.
Sahara reporters say the operation occurred shortly after the former governor met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House.
Sources say that as of today, April 17, there is currently no movement in and around the house located at Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, in the nation’s federal capital.
All access roads to the residence have also been blocked, the source said.
“EFCC barricades Bello’ house in Abuja. No movement in the area as EFCC barricaded the house. They are yet to gain access.”
While the exact motive behind the anti-graft agency’s raid on the former governor’s residence remains unknown. There are however, speculations that it is linked to the ongoing ₦84 billion fraud case the EFCC is prosecuting against him.
The anti-graft agency earlier filed charges against the former governor, accusing him of financial fraud amounting to ₦84 billion.
In an amended charge, the anti-graft commission accused Bello of diverting ₦80 billion of state funds in September 2015, four months before he took office.