Nigeria, April 18 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on money laundering charges on Thursday.

The arraignment is scheduled to take place before a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Emeka Nwite.

This, according to a statement by the EFCC on Wednesday, "is coming on the heels of a warrant of arrest and enrolment order granted the EFCC by the court on Wednesday, 17 April 2024."

EFCC operatives laid siege to Mr Bello's residence in Abuja in a bid to arrest him on Wednesday.

The attempted arrest failed as the EFCC operatives met stiff resistance from police personnel attached to the former governor's residence.

EFCC is finally bringing Mr Bello to trial, ...