The fees were reportedly paid in advance from the coffers of the Kogi governor from the state’s coffers until 2035. Yahaya Bello paid $845,000 as school fees from Kogi’s treasury to American International School……Continue Reading The EFCC is investigating Yahaya Bello. Photo credits: Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Former Kogi senator, Dino Melaye; and US-based Nigerian media personality, Adeola Fayehun; shared the claim via their respective Ajapareporter.com on Friday, April 26. Meanwhile, Ajapareporter.com cannot independently verify this as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is still investigating the allegations….CONTINUE READING
It would be recalled that the EFCC has already charged Bello, 48, with 19 counts of money laundering involving over N80 billion at the federal high court in Abuja but has been unable to prosecute him due to difficulties in arresting him.
In the charges, EFCC accused him, his nephew Ali Bello,
Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu (said to still be at large) of conspiring to convert the total sum of N80 billion public funds to personal use in February 2016.
The commission alleged that Bello and others “reasonably ought to have known” that the money “forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity” – criminal breach of trust. EFCC also alleged in another count that Bello, between July 26, 2021, and April 6, 2022, in Abuja, aided a firm, E-Traders International Limited, to conceal the aggregate sum of over N3 billion (N3,081,804,654) in account number 1451458080 domiciled in Access Bank Plc…
BREAKING: Receipts of How Ex Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Allegedly Paid $845,000 to American School
ByAllNigeria
Apr 27, 2024