Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has come under fire from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, for impeding the arrest of his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“Insufferably disquieting,” according to Fagbemi, is Ododo’s obstruction of the EFCC’s efforts to arrest Bello.
Bello was the target of an ongoing fraud probe when EFCC agents broke into his Abuja home on Wednesday.
However, Bello was purportedly forced to leave his home by Ododo in order to avoid being taken into custody by the anti-graft organization.
In response, Fagbemi stated that the EFCC shouldn’t be prevented from performing its legal obligations.
In the following statement signed by AGF: “A situation where public officials who are themselves subject of protection by law enforcement agents will set up a stratagem of obstruction to the civil and commendable efforts of the EFCC to perform its duty is to say the least, insufferably disquieting.
“A flight from the law does not resolve issues at stake but only exacerbates it.
“I state unequivocally that I stand for the rule of law and will promptly call EFCC and indeed any other agency to order when there is indication of any transgression of the fundamental rights of any Nigerian by any of the agencies but I also tenaciously hold the view that institutions of State should be allowed to function effectively and efficiently.”
