Goje represents Gombe Central Senatorial District, and was a Governor of Gombe State, in the northeast, from 2003 – 2011.
Eyewitnesses told AFRICA PRIME NEWS they saw about 10 vehicles, including police painted vehicles in front of the house.
“The vehicles arrived there around 5pm, and they stayed there for long,” said Ibrahim Locker, who was there when the operation started. The operation was said to have ran through the night hours.
Eyewitnesses report seeing about 30 security operatives in the vicinity undertaken the operation.
In a statement, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said his agency was not involved in the operation.
It is not clear who is behind the operation and what exactly the security are after, but a resident of Gombe, Mal. Ibrahim Inuwa believes that, “nemesis is what is catching up with him (Goje). It is the result of the way he ruled Gombe State with iron hand.”
“May be an insider gave him away. The way whistle blowers are getting paid for information is encouraging people to exposed their masters and loved ones,” he said.
Other residents of Gombe feel the sore relationship between Goje and the present Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo may have contributed to the travails of the Senator.
