A yau Alhamis, Nuwamba 28, 2024 — Hukumar Yaki da Masu Yi wa Tattalin Arziƙin Ƙasa Zagon Kasa (EFCC) ta sanar cewa za ta sake gurfanar da tsohon gwamnan jihar Kogi, Yahaya Bello, a gaban kotu. Wannan mataki na EFCC yana da alaƙa da zargin badakalar kuɗi na N80.2bn da Yahaya Bello ke fuskanta.
A gaban kotun tarayya da ke Abuja, Yahaya Bello na fuskantar tuhume-tuhume guda 19 da suka shafi almundahana da kuma karkatar da kuɗaɗen jama’a. Jaridar Vanguard ta ruwaito cewa za a gurfanar da shi a gaban mai shari’a Emeka Nwite.
Wannan ba shine karon farko da EFCC ke yunkurin gurfanar da Yahaya Bello ba. A ranar 17 ga watan Afrilu, mai shari’a Nwite ya bayar da umarnin kama tsohon gwamnan, amma hakan ya ci tura sakamakon rashin gurfanar da ya gabatar. A wannan lokacin, hukumar ta yi kokarin aiwatar da umarnin kama Yahaya Bello a Abuja, amma hakan ya gaza bayan gwamnan jihar Kogi, Ahmed Ododo, ya tafi da shi.
Duk da cewa an ɗage sauraron ƙarar har zuwa ranar 21 ga watan Janairun 2025, EFCC ta shawo kan mai shari’a Nwite da ya rage ranar domin gudanar da shari’a cikin gaggawa
Baya ga Yahaya Bello, waɗanda za a gurfanar tare da shi sun haɗa da ɗan uwansa, Ali Bello, da wasu mutane biyu, Dauda Suleiman da Abdulsalam Hudu. EFCC na zargin waɗannan mutanen da aikata laifuka kamar almundahana, zamba, cin amana, da kuma karkatar da kuɗaɗen jama’a.
Hukumar EFCC ta yi ikirarin cewa za ta ci gaba da bincike da shugabancin wannan shari’a domin tabbatar da adalci a cikin al’amuran da suka shafi Yahaya Bello. Wannan lamari na iya zama wani mataki mai tasiri ga tsarin shari’a da kuma yaki da cin hanci a Najeriya.