The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged poor handling of allegations against the former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.

The CNPP in a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade James Ezema, highlighted concerns over the EFCC’s methods of handling personalities like Bello who was earlier declared wanted for corruption charges, and the implications for Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts.

The CNPP said that the Commission’s actions have embarrassed the nation and reinforced the perception that the anti-corruption campaign has been compromised and politicized.

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The CNPP pointed out that in the Yahaya Bello case, the EFCC is increasingly becoming more persecutory than prosecutory.”

CNPP stressed that “instead of a straightforward process, he was reportedly asked to go, only the same evening to be subjected to a gestapo-style raid by EFCC operatives at the Kogi State Governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.”

The CNPP then expressed concern over the approach of the anti-graft body, saying, “this troubling sequence of events has led many Nigerians to question the true intentions of the EFCC.”