Stop disgracing ex-govs by hiding, go and answer EFCC – Ortom tells Yahaya Bello | Read Details
Immediate past governor of Benue state, Samuel Orton has advised his Kogi state counterpart, Yahaya Bello to come out of hiding and answer his money laundering case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Recall that Bello was declared wanted after he evaded arrest over an alleged money laundering to the tune of N80.2bn.
The Nigerian Immigration Service also placed Bello on watchlist, ordering that he should be arrested anywhere he was found.
His whereabouts are currently unknown.
Speaking at a Redeemed Christian Church of God in Makurdi, Benue State during the thanksgiving service organised by his aides for his 63rd birthday celebration, Ortom advised Bello to come out of hiding and stop disgracing former governors.
In his words;
“Let me use this opportunity to advise my younger brother and friend, former governor Yahaya Bello, not to disgrace former governors.
“If you are called to come and account for your stewardship by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, go there. You do not need to hide from EFCC; you do not need to resist arrest or anything. Go there and explain. EFCC are human beings who are doing their work.
“If they are making inquiries, the laws are there. I have tried to get him on the phone, I could not, I tried those around him, but I could not. I want him to note, wherever he is, if he can hear me from there, he should go before the EFCC.”
