Kogi State government has raised the alarm over what it described as a desperate attempt by “criminals masquerading as politicians” to tarnish the image of the immediate past governor of Kogi State , Yahaya Bello , for selfish reasons , through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC .
The state government said, in its desperation, “which would leave Nigerians wondering who exactly is afraid of Yahaya Bello”, the EFCC has, in an amended charge, accused the former governor of diverting Kogi State government funds in September 2015, four months before he assumed the position of a governor. It said this was not only laughable but portrayed the EFCC as an agency infested with persons whose intents disagree with the noble intention of the president to defeat corruption in Nigeria. A statement signed by the commissioner for information in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, said, “The fact that the EFCC, in charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/550/2022: FRN V. 1. Ali Bello 2. Dauda Suleiman, currently pending before Honorable Justice J.K
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