Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, says Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, should submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Onanuga’s advice to the former governor was shared on X after the anti-graft agency declared Bello wanted on Thursday for alleged money laundering to the tune of N80 billion.
“Yahaya Bello, where will you run to? It’s better you submit yourself to the EFCC and get a good lawyer,” the presidential aide wrote.
On Wednesday, some EFCC operatives laid siege on Bello’s Abuja residence in an attempt to arrest him.
However, Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi, arrived at Bello’s residence and was said to have “rescued” his predecessor.
In the advertorial declaring Bello wanted, the anti-graft agency asked anyone with useful information on his whereabouts to contact the commission or the nearest police station.
About a month ago, EFCC named Bello in an amended money laundering charge filed against Alli Bello, chief of staff to Ododo.
The agency alleged that the suspects diverted about N100 billion belonging to the Kogi government.
The Kogi government under the leadership of Ododo has since said funds belonging to the state were not missing during the tenure of the former governor.
