By Adadareporters
Ex-Kogi governor Yahaya Bello has been told to submit himself for investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N80 billion fraud.
The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, NEYGA, in a statement on Friday, responded to reactions trailing the EFCC’s prosecution of the former governor.
The group’s spokesman, Ibrahim Danmusa, urged Bello ‘to come out of hiding and clear his name’.
Dan-Musa, in a statement, claimed that Yahaya Bello’s attempts to tarnish the reputation of the EFCC and its chairman ‘are desperate moves to divert attention from his alleged involvement in the ₦80 billion fraud’.
The group warned that Bello should not consider himself above the law and should willingly subject himself to investigation and answer any necessary questions.
It added that Bello is not above other former governors who are currently undergoing investigations for the mismanagement of state resources.
NEYGA said, “Remember how over 14 properties and ₦400 million linked to Yahaya Bello were confiscated by the EFCC, with the case now in court.”
The group urged the former governor not to perceive himself as above the law, but do the needful by subjecting himself to investigation and answering necessary questions, rather than remaining secluded inside the Kogi State Government House.
It said, “Yahaya Bello is not above former Governors Fayose, Jolly Nyame, Dariye, Ramallan Yaro, and others who are undergoing investigations.”
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