BREAKING: I will resign if Yahaya Bello is not sent to jail – EFCC chairman Olukoyede vows
The head of the anti-graft agency vow to prosecute anyone who prevented the former governor from being arrested.
Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has vowed to see former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s case through to its rightful end.
In a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja on Tuesday, the anti-graft chairman vowed to resign as EFCC chairman if Bello is not prosecuted.
vowed that all those who obstructed the arrest of the former governor would be brought to book.
The EFCC is seeking to arraign Bello on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion.
He said that no matter what anyone does or the amount of attack against the anti-graft agency, he and his men will not relent in helping to sanitise the country.
Olukoyede said the EFCC needs the support of Nigerians to succeed as he emphasised that if the agency fails, Nigeria fails. He stated that the efforts made currently has helped the value of the Naira and the foreign market.
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