Yahaya Bello and EFCC

2024 - 4 - 21

Yahaya Bello Faces EFCC Drama: Court Orders and Protests Unfold

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Discover the intense legal battle between Yahaya Bello and EFCC with protests and court orders. Will justice prevail? Read on!

The clash between Yahaya Bello and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has escalated, with Femi Falana stating that the EFCC is not breaching a court order by declaring Bello wanted for alleged money laundering. Anti-Corruption CSOs have vehemently condemned the actions of EFCC, suggesting political motives beyond tackling corruption. Kogi youths have given Bello an ultimatum to surrender to EFCC, while APC chieftain Jesutega Onokpasa criticizes EFCC's tactics in dealing with Bello.

Despite a court order restraining EFCC from arresting Bello, the agency carried out a controversial operation, raising concerns about the rule of law. Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council and Yoruba Youth Council have joined the chorus, urging EFCC to respect the existing court order in Bello's case.

In a surprising turn, the EFCC's actions against Yahaya Bello have sparked massive protests in Lagos, highlighting the growing tension in the legal battle. As the drama unfolds, the public eagerly awaits the resolution of this high-profile case to see if justice will prevail.

In an interesting twist, Femi Falana, the human rights lawyer, plays a crucial role in defending Yahaya Bello's innocence. The conflict between EFCC and Bello sheds light on the complexities of legal battles involving high-profile individuals and state agencies.

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Yahaya Bello: EFCC not in breach of Kogi high court order, says ... (TheCable)

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is not in violation of a...

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Obey court order on Yahaya Bello, CSOs tell EFCC (The Punch)

the EFCC declaring Bello wanted for offences “in connection with an alleged case of money laundering to the tune of N80.2bn.”

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BREAKING: (Yahaya Bello) Massive Protest Against EFCC In Lagos ... (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

As Anti-Corruption CSOs Condemn Unjust Application Of State Power . Say FG's drastic actions suggest issue being political, beyond corruption.

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'Surrender to EFCC Now'; Kogi Youths Gives Yahaya Bello 24 ... (Kogi Reports)

A coalition of Kogi Youths, Network of Professional Kogi State Youths, has called on the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to immediately ...

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EFCC Violated Court Order by Harassing Yahaya Bello – APC ... (PR Nigeria News)

APC chieftain and a lawyer, Jesutega Onokpasa has faulted the style EFCC wants to use in bringing Alh. Yahaya Bello, the immediate-past governor of Kogi ...

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Yahaya Bello: EFCC's Gestapo tactics and the rule of law (Vanguard)

That the EFCC staged its Gestapo-like operation despite the pendency of a court order restraining it from arresting or harassing Bello.

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Yahaya Bello: Ohanaeze, Yoruba youths tell EFCC to respect court ... (NIGERIAN TRIBUNE)

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council and Yoruba Youth Council have urged the EFCC to respect the subsisting court order.

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FACT-CHECK: Did Yahaya Bello Jump The Fence To Evade EFCC ... (Osun Defender)

A trending photo on social media shows the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, jumping the fence of his residence at Number 9, ...

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Wanted by EFCC: Yahaya Bello or White Lion? (Businessday.ng)

Yahaya Adoza Bello, former Governor of Kogi State, who the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared wanted...

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Why is Yahaya Bello Running from EFCC? (THISDAY Newspapers)

By refusing to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prove his innocence of the allegations against him, and also using Governor ...

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EFCC: Nothing Must Happen to Yahaya Bello, Ebira Youths Warn ... (Arise News)

“The action of the Police and DSS has now made the former governor (Yahaya Bello) vulnerable,” Ebiraland Youths Coalition say. Youths of Ebira ethnic ...

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Yahaya Bello on trial, just like the EFCC (The Punch)

I did not know that Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, owned athletic sneakers. I mean the kind possessed by such famous sprinters and ...

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Yahaya Bello: I didn't ask EFCC to arrest Yari, Matawalle - Ozekhome (Vanguard)

Frontline human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has debunked report that he queried why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, ...

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Yahaya Bello: Ohanaeze, Yoruba Youths Want EFCC To Respect ... (Leadership Newspaper)

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council and the Yoruba Youth Council has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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Don't act above law in prosecuting Yahaya Bello, lawyer advises ... (Peoples Gazette)

Mr Onokpasa said EFCC's declaration of Mr Bello wanted was illegal until an existing valid court order was vacated.

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Appeal Court hears EFCC appeal against Yahaya Bello's arrest today (The Punch)

The Court of Appeal in Abuja will today (Monday) hear the appeal lodged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the order of a Kogi State ...

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Yahaya Bello: Lawyer Advises EFCC To Obey Court Order - News ... (News Agency of Nigeria)

A Lawyer, Mr Jesutega Onokpasa, has advised EFCC not to act above the law in its efforts to arrest and prosecute former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, over ...

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