The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Yahaya Bello wanted over allegations of money laundering.

The anti-graft office disclosed this in a public notice posted on its social media pages on Thursday, saying the politician laundered over N80 billion during his tenure as Kogi State governor.

“The public is hereby notified that YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with alleged case of money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88(Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo,” the notice read.

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Seeking any useful information about the former governor’s whereabouts, the EFCC said his last known address was 9 Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.

Bello’s running battle with the agency became public on Wednesday, when dozens of EFCC operatives laid siege to his house in Abuja with the aim of arresting him.

The situation became chaotic. Media reports suggested that Usman Ododo, Bello’s successor in office, drove to the residence and left with him in his vehicle.