On Wednesday night, an EFCC attempt to arrest former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello at the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja escalated into chaos, with gunshots fired during a standoff between EFCC operatives and security forces. The area was swiftly sealed off, but reports suggest Bello managed to leave the scene with current governor Ahmed Ododo.
The EFCC, which has declared Bello wanted for allegedly laundering ₦80.2 billion, denied rumors that he had been taken into custody. Despite claims from his team that he visited the EFCC office earlier in the day, the agency insists Bello remains a fugitive. The former governor has repeatedly evaded both court trials and EFCC summons, with his next court hearing set for September 25.
