The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced the arrest of 15 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State.
Photo: 15 alleged internet fraudsters paraded by the EFCC on Tuesday
But confusion persists over the fate of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of a multibillion naira money laundering infractions during his tenure.
The hide-and-seek game between the former governor and prominent All Progressive Congress, APC, member continued on Tuesday after reports surfaced that he drove himself to the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja.
It would be recalled that the EFCC had severally declared Bello wanted over N110 billion fraud, which the governor allegedly misappropriated during his two-term( 8-year) tenure.
In September the governor and the EFCC acted in a strange movie when Bello, accompanied by his godson and successor, Usman Ododo to the EFCC office. He later walked out a free man but was later declared wanted by the commission.
A statement by his media office confirmed that the former governor went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday morning, following the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed the state’s case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency.
“Bello reportedly drove himself in a black Hilux to the EFCC office with his lawyers,” the statement claimed.
But the EFCC, which disclosed the arrest of the ‘Benue 15’ alleged fraudsters was yet to confirm if Bello was in their custody.
At the last hearing on November 14, the EFCC had sought adjournment till November 27 in the fresh case it instituted against Bello, saying that the 30-day window was still running for the summons earlier issued.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said they arrested the internet fraudsters in Markurdi, Benue State.
According to a post on the official X handle of the agency, the suspects were arrested at Abu King Shuluwe Street Akpehe, Makurdi metropolis based on actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud.
Items recovered from them include two cars, five laptop computers, and 17 mobile phones among others.
The suspects would be charged in court as soon as their investigations are concluded.
