Prominent human rights activist and convener of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted the country as a “paradise for thieves.”
Sowore’s criticism comes in response to the shocking allegations surrounding former Governor Yahaya Bello, who reportedly embezzled a staggering N110 billion.
He lamented that Nigeria has become a country where crime is rewarded “boldly, unabashedly, and unashamedly.”
Taking to his official X handle, he wrote: “Nigeria is a paradise for thieves! Nigeria is a country where crime is rewarded boldly, unabashedly, and unashamedly! Here is former Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello, who was accused of stealing N110 billion ($11m) of his meager state resources; for months, Bello refused to surrender to law enforcement officers at the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), protected by the hierarchy of the Nigeria Police and the Nigerian secret police known as the DSS when he finally did show up to be “arrested” and was arraigned in court, he was all smiles, beaming from ear to ear, unperturbed.
“He knows nothing will happen; his victims were also there in court to give him moral support and encouragement; they even swore that he would become Nigeria’s next president #Revolutionnow.”
Earlier reports had revealed that the Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned the trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to December 10, while ordering his remand in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello, who faces 16 counts of fraud, pleaded not guilty to all charges during Wednesday’s proceedings. His bail application was opposed by the EFCC, leading the court to schedule a hearing for December 10.
The fraud trial involving Yahaya Bello, had become chaotic on Wednesday morning when a crowd of his supporters stormed the court room.
Bello, who was arraigned at the FCT High Court on Wednesday, had asked his rascally followers and aides to leave the courtroom to ensure sanity.
Bello, who served as governor from 2016 to 2023, faces charges related to the mismanagement of state funds, as well as accusations of embezzlement and abuse of office.
Earlier in November, SaharaReporters reported that the EFCC had filed fresh charges against former governor, Bello, accusing him of N110 billion fraud.
The EFCC had initially filed 19 charges against the former Kogi governor, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences amounting to N80,246,470,088.88.
In the fresh charges dated September 25, the total amount involved is N110,446,470,890.
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