Court can’t prevent EFCC from prosecuting Yahaya Bello — Falana

Human Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana SAN, on Wednesday, said no court of law can prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from prosecuting the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, over alleged theft of N84bn from the coffers of the state.

Falana’s reaction came on the heels of the declaration by the former governor that the EFCC had disobeyed a court order by attempting to arrest him to answer the charge of the alleged N84bn theft.

Falana, in a statement he signed, said the move by the EFCC was tenable as Bello had lost his immunity from arrest and prosecution.

“As a former governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello has lost his immunity from arrest and prosecution. No court can confer a life immunity on a former governor in Nigeria,” Falana asserted.