XTRA: EFCC Posts Cryptic Message Amid Yahaya Bello’s Disappearance, Says ‘A Coward Thinks He Can Run, Hide’

• Earlier on Friday, Abdulwahab Mohammed, lead counsel for Yahaya Bello, former Kogi governor, asked a federal high court in Abuja to give him four weeks to search for his client.
• Mohammed added that the ex-governor’s whereabouts remain unknown
• The court has also refused to vacate a warrant of arrest issued against Bello.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday posted a cryptic message on X, which appears to be directed at Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi.

The EFCC is seeking to arraign Bello on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion.

On March 14, the EFCC named the former Kogi governor in an amended charge filed against Alli Bello.

Alli, chief of staff to Usman Ododo, current governor of the state, and one Daudu Suleiman are the two defendants in the 17-count amended charge.

The EFCC alleged that the suspects diverted about N100 billion belonging to the state government in September 2015 – about four months before Bello assumed office as governor.

Recall that the anti-graft agency had declared the former governor wanted over alleged N80 billion financial crimes.

In a post on X on Friday, the EFCC cryptic post reads; “Once the Eagle is on your case, you can only run, you cannot hide. Reason: The Eagle will smoke you out, its just a matter of time”

“The world may be very big and Wide Only a coward thinks he can run and Hide But the Eagle will locate where you Reside In due time, you will bring yourself Outside The option now is left for you to Decide.”