Nigeria, April 17 -- Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday barricated the Abuja home of the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

The house of the former governor, who has been having a running battle with the EFCC before finishing his tenure as governor in January, is located on Benghazi Street in Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory.

The agency's longtime interest in him led to the filing of N10 billion corruption charges against his new Ali Bello, and a co-defendant for money laundering at the Federal High Court in Abuja.in 2022.

Days after he finished his tenure, the EFCC on 5 February, amended the charges, raising the number of counts from 10 to 17 against the younger Bello...