By Sabiu Abdullahi
A female police officer who served as the aide-de-camp to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force, along with other police officers attached to him.
Their arrests and detention followed an order by the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, directing Police immediate withdrawal from Bello.
According to senior police sources, the detained officers were arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting Bello’s escape from operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who had gone to effect his arrest at his Abuja home on Wednesday.
“The ADC and the other police details attached to Yahaya Bello have been arrested and detained. They were arrested on the order of the IG, on the suspicion that they aided and abetted the former governor’s escape from the EFCC on Wednesday,” one of the sources said.
Another source confirmed, “Yahaya Bello’s female ADC and other police officers attached to him were brought to the command this morning, and they’ve been detained for aiding and abetting (the governor’s escape).”
The Inspector General of Police had ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Bello in a police wireless message on Thursday night, which was sighted by journalists on Friday morning.
Additionally, the Federal Government has placed Bello on a watch list for conspiracy, breach of trust, and money laundering, according to a document obtained by our correspondent on Thursday night.
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service confirmed Bello’s placement on the watchlist in the document.
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