An anti-graft agency top official explained to Vanguard the rationale behind the siege of Bello's home by stating, "It's true that our men are at the former governor's residence in Abuja to arrest him so that he can defend himself in court in relation to the N84 billion fraud case we had instituted against him." The official was there to arrest the governor-elect Bello for allegedly looting the Kogi treasury while he was governor.