New Telegraph 
Some indigenes of Kogi State have cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against those they described as embittered and desperate ethnic jingoists who are strengthening the public opinion that the commission is collaborating with certain opposition figures to persecute the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello.
The indigenes said since the allegation of corruption by the EFCC against the former governor became a national discourse, “Some persons who are afraid of chasing their dreams at the polls have hidden under the veneer of activism to sponsor their tribesmen to impugn on the character of the former governor maliciously.
Addressing a press conference yesterday, Chairman of Kogi Youth Leaders Forum, Benjamin Oguche, specifically noted that those still calling for the arrest of Bello even in the face of an ongoing court process are either uninformed or are out to rubbish the image of the EFCC while pursuing their prolonged ‘vendetta’ mission. The Kogi youth leaders said this particular group had consistently pursued a “we against them” agenda, causing division and hate among the ethnic groups in Kogi, spreading falsehood and propaganda to the public on the matter.
“It is sad and regrettable that the so-called corruption allegation against Bello, which remains an allegation until established in a court of law, has become an opportunity for chronic political failures to unleash their intolerance and deep-rooted frustration on a state that our founding fathers have laboured so hard to unite.”
