The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has sworn to follow the prosecution of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to a logical conclusion.
In a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency’s chairman, vowed to resign as EFCC Chairman, if Bello is not prosecuted.
He vowed that all those who obstructed the arrest of the former governor would be brought to justice.
The EFCC is seeking to arraign Bello on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds, to the tune of 80.2 billion Naira.
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He said that no matter what anyone does, or the amount of attack against the anti-graft agency, he and his men will not relent in helping to sanitise the country.
Olukoyede said the EFCC needs the support of Nigerians to succeed, emphasising that if the agency fails, Nigeria fails.
He said that the efforts made currently have helped the value of the Naira and the foreign market.
Meanwhile, the EFCC has served a copy of the charge sheet of alleged fraud to the tune of eighty billion Naira against the immediate past governor and his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohamed.
This followed a Tuesday’s order by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, after Bello’s absence in court.
He was absent from court for his arraignment on a 19-count charge of alleged money laundering to the tune of ₦80bn.
The EFCC subsequently declared the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is wanted for his persistent absence in court, and for evading criminal charges against him.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
