Police enter home of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, media witnesses say

The reason for police entering the home was not immediately clear. Reuters reported that witnesses saw around a dozen armed police enter Najib's home after he returned from prayers at a mosque.

"Sixteen police vehicles and a truck were seen entering Najib's residence around 10:15 p.m.," Bernama reported.

Video from the scene showed a large group of journalists gathered outside the home.

Najib, whose government was plagued with scandal, was soundly defeated in last week's parliamentary election by veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad. At 92, Mahathir is the world's oldest leader.

Najib was deeply unpopular and facing allegations of corruption and misappropriation of money from a state fund. Mahathir pledged to hold Najib accountable.