Ebira youths ask Tinubu to caution EFCC; warn other ethnic groups against maligning Yahaya Bello on social media
The Ebiraland Youths Coalition has urged the federal government to ensure the embattled former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, is unharmed in his current face-off with the EFCC.
The coalition’s coordinator, Fache Onimisi-Moses, made the call in a statement in Lokoja on Sunday.
Mr Bello is accused of N82 billion money laundering and has been running battles with the EFCC on his arraignment in court.
However, the coalition alleged that some people in high places were conniving and working tirelessly to harm the former governor and ridicule the entire people of Ebiraland.
The youths condemned the recent withdrawal of security guards, who were giving cover to the former governor by the authorities.
“The actions of the police and DSS have now made the former governor vulnerable.
“We urge President Bola Tinubu to stop the unwarranted harassment of Bello by EFCC, which is a creation of the law.
“If the commission feels dissatisfied with the restraining order given to the former governor by the state High Court, it can use all available legal means available to vacate the order.
“We equally advise the youths of the other ethnic groups in the state to be mindful of how they use social media to malign Bello and his ethnic group.
“This is because their actions are capable of truncating the peace currently enjoyed in Kogi,” it stated.
(NAN)
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