On Wednesday morning, operatives of the EFCC laid siege on
the residence and cordoned off the street.
They also restricted movement in and around the house
situated on Benghazi street, Wuse Zone 4.
Muhammed described the move by the EFCC as “illegal and
unconstitutional”.
He said the court was misled to give an arrest warrant
against the former governor.
The development comes about a month after the EFCC named
Bello in an amended money laundering charge filed against Alli Bello.
Alli and one Daudu Suleiman are the two defendants in the
17-count amended charge. The EFCC alleged that the suspects diverted about N100
billion belonging to the Kogi government.
Responding to the EFCC charge, the Kogi government said
funds belonging to the state were not missing during the administration of the
former governor.
Ododo showed up at Bello’s residence during the stand-off
and reportedly whisked away his predecessor from the building.
The EFCC had subsequently frowned at Ododo’s alleged action,
describing it as an “obstruction of lawful operations”.