Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, yesterday prevented an attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest the immediate-past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, at his 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja residence.
The operatives of the anti-graft agency had stormed the street around 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday and laid siege to the former governor’s residence, preventing both human and vehicular movements.
The EFCC operatives were, however, resisted by armed policemen dressed in black, with the inscription ‘Special Forces.
Ododo who stood in the way of an ongoing investigation on the past governor escaped with the the suspect, Yahaya Bello in his car which forced the men of the EFCC to abandon their mission.