Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has come under fire from social media users following the inability of the agency to arrest the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, after he was declared wanted.
Olukoyede had set himself up for ridicule when he stated that he would rather resign from his position if he failed to arrest Bello and bring him to justice.
But months later, several attempts to arrest and prosecute the erstwhile governor has failed, leading to many Nigerians questioning if he is above the law.
On Wednesday, a social media user, with the handle @FirstLadyShip raised the question on why the EFCC has failed to arrest Bello, a poser which triggered a lot of responses, most of which pointed to the fact that Olukoyede had failed to match his words with action.
“This current EFCC chairman is yet to arrest Yahaya Bello. He is yet to arrest a single high profile looter. All he does is go after Yahoo Boys & petty thieves. He is fighting financial crimes on television, & on the pages of newspapers.
“When I look at some case files and see the humongous amount of money stolen, I wonder how we are still surviving. If you see some case files, you will weep – EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede,” she posted.