Yahaya Bello: Why EFCC should raid Kogi govt house, ex-PDP guber candidate speaks

  • Kogi PDP candidate Comrade Usman Okai Austin has urged the EFCC to engage the services of the police and military to secure Yahaya Bello’s local arrest
  • In an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, Okai commended the anti-graft agency’s collaboration with Interpol to place Yahaya Bello on a watch list across North Africa
  • The Kogi activist also disclosed ex-governor Bello’s hideout and tasked the EFCC to take immediate action
  • Legit.ng reports that Bello is facing a 19-count charge over alleged money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds of about N80.2 billion

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Comrade Usman Okai Austin, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Dekina/Bassa Federal constituency in the 2023 election, has backed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s decision to place Yahaya Bello on Interpol watch.