By Stellamaries Amuwa

There was heavy gunshot at the Zone 4, Abuja, residence of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday after Gov. Usman Ododo “smuggled” him out of the building.

Channels television Politics Nigeria earlier reported that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had besieged Bello’s residence to arrest him on Wednesday afternoon.

Bello, in a statement, also urged President Bola Tinubu to call the EFCC to order, saying the invasion was ill-motivated.

It was gathered that after hours of being unable to secure Bello’s arrest, the security operatives reinforced with backup support from the Police and Department of State Services (DSS).

It was gathered that the security operatives were planning to forcefully arrest him before the arrival of Gov. Ododo.

Ododo, who drove into Bello’s compound, departed after a while.

However, as he was leaving, reports filtered in that Yahaya Bello was in his vehicle, forcing security operatives who had been on standby to start shooting sporadically into the air.

Sources said getting the whereabouts of Bello wasn’t easy as the former governor reportedly played “cat and mouse” with the anti-graft agency.

It was gathered that Bello deliberately left his mobile phone at the Government House in Lokoja to avoid being tracked to Abuja, not knowing that the EFCC were already tracking the mobile phone of his aide he had used.

Sources said that through the aide’s mobile phone, the former governor was tracked to where he was hiding at his residence in Abuja.

“Yahaya Bello left his phone at the Government House in Kogi to avoid being tracked to Abuja.

“But the mobile phone of his aide which he used was already being tracked to where he was trapped in Abuja,” a source said.

The EFCC had charged the former governor with financial fraud to the tune of N84 billion.

Meanwhile, a High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday restrained the Commission from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the former governor.

Justice I.A Jamil, gave the order in a two-hour judgment delivered in suit no HCL/68/M/2020 in Lokoja on Wednesday.

The judge held that infringing on the fundamental human rights of the former Kogi is null and void except as authorised by the Court.

“By this order, the EFCC is hereby restrained from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the applicant. This is a definite order following the earlier interim injunction given, ” he said.

Bello had filed a case of a breach of his fundamental human rights by the Anti-graft agency before the state High Court.

The former governor had prayed for an order restraining the EFCC from arresting, detaining and prosecuting him unjustly.