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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied the recent reports making rounds that Yahaya Bello, who was the former governor of Kogi State, is in its custody.
The Eastern Updates also recalls that the Director of the Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael, said he had honoured the invitation of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday.
According to the release, the former governor had been accompanied to the EFCC Headquarters by high profile Nigerians.
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But the anti-graft agency in a statement by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said that Bello remained wanted with a subsisting warrant of arrest.
“Media reports today that a former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello is in the holding facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is incorrect. The Commission wishes to state that Bello is not in its custody.
“Bello, already declared wanted by the Commission for alleged N80.2 billion money laundering charges, remains wanted with a subsisting warrant for his arrest,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Commission had declared Bello wanted after a series of failed attempts to get him arrested over alleged money laundering to the tune of N80 billion.
In another news, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has acted swiftly to shut down a rogue factory at Benue Plaza in the Trade Fair Complex, Lagos, where counterfeit cosmetics were being produced.
This intervention is part of NAFDAC’s broader initiative to eliminate illegal cosmetic manufacturing operations.
The agency disclosed on its X handle Tuesday that the closure of the factory came after a thorough raid, during which operatives uncovered unregistered chemicals, improper packaging, and expired goods being falsely validated for sale.
In the course of the raid, NAFDAC confiscated over 1,200 cartons filled with fake cosmetics.Among the confiscated goods were mini-mixing containers, unmarked chemicals, batch coding supplies, and thinners, all of which were moved to the NAFDAC office for detailed investigation.
