Nollywood actor Segun Arinze has charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to follow due process in prosecuting former governor of Kogi state Yahaya Bello who has been arrested over charges of embezzlement and misappropriation of funds.
The EFCC are prosecuting thje former governor alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu for a 19 count charge concerning money laundering with a valued amount of N80 million, reacting via a video message shared on the actor’s instagram page, Segun noted that the trial of the former governor should not be done on social media and said it is unnecessary, he went on to urge the anti graft agency to follow the duly required process in prosecuting Yahaya.
” I have been observing the things that have been going on with the EFCC and Yahaya Bello saga and it has been quite dramatic. First the EFCC came out with a lot of statements on social media and in the news about the bulged arrest of Yahaya Bello and of course, the amount of dollars he paid into his children’s school account, it’s not enough to say the money came from the government but if it’s substantiated, it’s damning.
” I am not saying Yahaya Bello is innocent or guilty, i don’t even have much details about that, what I’m bothered about is social media, if social media haven’t dragged you before, you won’t understand , too many opinions on social media with all the feeds coming out from EFCC and generally, it just brings a lot of Negativity on both sides.
” All i am saying is social media parliament is not the Nigerian judiciary, it can’t make any decision. As i am made to understand, the case is already in court, so my advice is the EFCC should follow due process, let the law take its course, that’s my personal opinion”
