The police have detained a female police officer who was former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello’s aide-de-camp (ADC).
The police officer is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja alongside other police officers who made up Bello’s security team, according to PUNCH.
They are detained on the suspicion of aiding Bello’s evasion from arrest by EFCC operatives on Wednesday to face money laundering charges.
On Thursday, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun directed their immediate withdrawal from the former governor.
“The ADC and the other police details attached to Yahaya Bello have been arrested and detained,” a source was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
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“They were arrested on the order of the IG, on the suspicion that they aided and abetted the former governor’s escape from the EFCC on Wednesday.”
Meanwhile, Kogi State commissioner for information Kingsley Fanwo claimed on Friday that Governor Usman Ododo did not shield Bello from arrest by the EFCC.
Fanwo stated this while speaking on Channels Television.
“Governor Ododo did not assist in Bello’s departure from his residence; the EFCC’s claims are misinformation aimed at furthering their objectives.
“Bello is not evading anyone; the existing court injunction protects his fundamental rights,” he said.
