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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned that it is a criminal offence to obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties…


The warning is coming after the EFCC on Wednesday made an attempt to arrest the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello but met a brick wall of resistance.


The EFCC operatives had on Wednesday mounted surveillance around the home of Bello on No 9 Benghazi Street ,Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, apparently to effect his arrest.


The EFCC operatives retreated shortly after the sitting Governor of Kogi, Usman Ododo, who paid Bello a visit departed around 4.30 pm.


It was, however, not clear whether Ododo, who had arrived the premises of Bello with his convoy around 2.30 pm went away with the former governor or left him behind.


The EFCC has said Section 38(2)(a(b) of the EFCC Establishment Act makes it an offence to prevent officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties.


“Culprits risk a jail term of not less than five years,” the EFCC said in a statement.


The statement further reads: “This warning becomes necessary against the background of the increasing tendency by persons and groups under investigation by the Commission to take the laws into their hands by recruiting thugs to obstruct lawful operations of the EFCC.


“On several occasions, operatives of the Commission have had to exercise utmost restraint in the face of such provocation to avoid a breakdown of law and order. Regrettably, such disposition is being construed as a sign of weakness.


“The Commission, therefore, warns that it will henceforth not tolerate any attempt by any person or organisation to obstruct its operation as such will be met with appropriate punitive actions”.

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