A former member, Kogi State House of Assembly and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Hon. (Barr) Alfred Bello has told the former Governor of Kogi state, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello not to again honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), noting that the life of the former Governor is more valuable and important to the people of Kogi state.
The former lawmaker, in a statement signed and made available to newsmen said with the present attitude of EFCC, it’s evidently clear that the former Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s case is political and more of persecution than prosecution.
“It’s beyond human imagination to believe that a declared wanted person honourably presented himself and you told him to go home only for them to secretly went on attack with guns in the night shooting at government house that you want to arrest the man that came to your office in the day time and knowing fully well that government house is the residence of an incumbent governor and not that of the Former governor.
“In a civilize society, by now, the EFCC Chairman supposed to have resign because apology will not suffice in this situation. This is clearly a persecution and not prosecution of the former Governor.
“EFCC action was very absurd and suspicious with the manner at which the Court and the EFCC has been handling this matter.
“How will some former Governors indicted by their various state government for allegedly embezzling money in the range of 400 to 500 billions were not even invited by EFCC not to talk of declaring them wanted but instead they are pursuing a man that has not been found guilty of stealing 80 billions before becoming the governor. This is unfortunate, satanic, unacceptable and unprofessional of our anti graft agency.