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

The house of the former governor, who had 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, Abuja.

The siege to the former governor's house apparently to arrest him lasted about seven hours on Wednesday.

EFCC operatives had arrived at the house at about 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, encountering stiff resistance from police personnel attached to Mr Bello's residence.

The police officers prevented the EFCC operatives from entering Mr Bello's premises.

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