NYAKO FLEES TO EUROPE

Former Adamawa State Governor Murtala Hammanyero Nyako has fled to Europe to escape federal prosecutors who have been looking for him.
Nyako was impeached by the State House of Assembly on Tuesday for alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office, but his supporters said he was removed for accusing President Goodluck Jonathan of fanning Boko Haram activities in the North -an accusation federal officials regard as treasonable. 
The former governor has not been seen in public since last week, sparking speculations that he has either been arrested or has gone into hiding.
But security sources told disclosed that he had fled the country despite a serious surveillance mounted on him.
They said he first fled to Ghana where he took a flight to Europe, adding that he was last sighted in Paris on Friday.
Daily Trust could not independently verify the claims but searches at both his Adamawa and Abuja abodes in the last one week have shown that the former governor was at neither places.
A source in Yola revealed that Nyako has been having telephone conversations with some members of his family from a European country where he is currently residing. The source did not disclose the name of the country.
Security sources said Nyako’s escape was coordinated by a former top security officer who hails from Adamawa State. They alleged that it was done with the connivance of officials of some federal agencies. 
It was unclear whether it was done with the tacit approval of some government officials who might consider his escape a better option than arresting him, given the negative public opinion his impeachment has generated.
But sources said there were also many government officials who are bent on seeing that the former naval chief is prosecuted. 
He was reportedly placed under surveillance even before his removal from office, and security agents were ordered to arrest him as soon as the state legislators impeached him. It was unclear why he was not immediately arrested after his removal.
Nyako left Yola for Abuja about two days to his removal on July 15. His last major function in the state capital was on Saturday, July 12, when he addressed his supporters who paid him a solidarity visit.