{"id":19798,"date":"2024-05-03T12:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=19798"},"modified":"2024-05-03T12:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:41:42","slug":"yahya-bello-alleged-crime-group-appeals-to-president-tinubu-to-call-efcc-to-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=19798","title":{"rendered":"Yahya Bello Alleged Crime: Group appeals to President Tinubu to call EFCC to order\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Yahya Bello Alleged Crime: Group appeals to President Tinubu to call EFCC to order<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A group under the auspices of North Central Progressive Voice in Kaduna has raised concern accusing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of interfering with court proceedings on the alleged money laundering charges levelled against the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This was made known in Kaduna as they protested over what they described as the unjust action of the EFCC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19803\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240502_100733_9813_copy_515x450-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240502_100733_9813_copy_515x450-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240502_100733_9813_copy_515x450-481x420.jpg 481w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240502_100733_9813_copy_515x450.jpg 515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Addressing Journalists during a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat, the group\u00a0 through its spokesperson argued that despite the Lokoja High Court&#8217;s pronouncement prohibiting the arrest of Yahaya Bello, the EFCC proceeded to the court of appeal.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It described the raid on Yahya Bello&#8217;s house as a breach of the authority and sanctity of the Constitution and legal system.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;On April 17, 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted a raid on the home of the former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, with the intent to arrest him on charges related to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">money Laundering.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;This incident raises concerns about the EFCC&#8217;s actions and their potential violation of constitutional principles, judicial authority, and the rule of law.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Answering the question as to why Yahya Bello is evading arrest. He said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;&#8221;We are not fighting, we are not preventing Yahaya Bello from being arrested. What we are saying is, allow the law to take it course.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">If Yahaya Bello is guilty, then the law should take it course but we are saying, the laws and values of a lower court should also be maintained in our legal system.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We are saying, the High court should recognize the order of the lower court in the state before any other legal proceedings.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a text signed by the Convener of the group, Comrade Yahaya Abubakar, a letter it informed has been written through His Excellency, Senator Uba Sani, Executive Governor of Kaduna State to president Tinubu.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The 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