A huge crowd of women in Kogi State took to the streets on Sunday to protest what they described as the persecution of a former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
They called on Bola Tinubu to caution the EFCC, insisting that the former governor had done more than any governor of the state for the people since its creation.
The women, led by various community leaders and party faithful, converged on the state capital, Lokoja, to condemn what they also described as a “witch-hunt” by the EFCC.
They argued that with the actions of the EFCC on Wednesday, it was clear that the agency’s allegations against Bello were politically-motivated and aimed at tarnishing his reputation, adding that they would not fold their arms and watch him lose his life.
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“We stand with our leader, Yahaya Bello, in this trying time. We believe he has been targeted unfairly and we demand justice. We won’t watch him lose his life,” one of the protesters, identified as Hajiya Halima Abass, said.
“The EFCC should focus on genuine cases of corruption, not political vendetta,” another protester Mrs. Boluwaji, added.
“We, the Igala people from Kogi East, we are here because of our leader, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. He has never done anything bad to us. To those people that are looking to take him, please leave him alone. We have never seen the kind of his government before. He did well for the state,” women leader who identified herself as Mrs. Deborah stated.
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