Kogi Governor-Elect Denies Involvement in Faleke, Audu’s Arrest

The governor-elect of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Sunday, denied involvement in the arrest of his Deputy, James Faleke, and the son of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, Alhaji Muhammed Audu, by the Department of State Services (DSS). The governor-elect in a statement made available by his media office, insisted that he never sent a petition against the duo to the DSS. The statement signed by Jude Salau reads; “The allegation that I sent a petition to the DSS is an absolute falsehood and nothing can be farther from the truth. “I did not send any petition to the security department to invite Hon. Faleke. The insinuations that I might have written a petition to push for their invitation is absolute falsehood. Nothing can be farther from the truth. “We should all strive to support the independence of our security agencies from political interference. Agencies of government related to law enforcement and the judiciary must be seen as impartial in our collective desire to build a strong democracy.”