“N110 Billion Fraud”: EFCC Finally Arraigns Yahaya Bello 

“N110 Billion Fraud”: EFCC Finally Arraigns Yahaya Bello 

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has arrived at the High Court sitting at Maitama in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja amid heavy security.

Yahaya Bello arrived around 8:50am on Wednesday.

It was earlier reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would arraign Yahaya Bello in court on Wednesday to face charges on alleged financial fraud and misconduct during his tenure.

“Yahaya Bello will be ferried to court tomorrow (Wednesday) to commence trial,” a top official revealed yesterday. .

The EFCC detained Yahaya Bello around 12pm on Tuesday and he was having a session with investigators.

He was detained at the facility in Abuja where he spent the night.

The EFCC had also confirmed Bello’s arrest, saying its operatives are grilling him, in connection with ongoing investigations into alleged financial misconduct during his tenure.

Bello, who served as governor from 2016 to 2023, faces charges related to the mismanagement of state funds, as well as accusations of embezzlement and abuse of office.

Earlier in November,  EFCC had filed fresh charges against former governor Bello, accusing him of N110 billion fraud.

The Commission had initially filed 19 charges against the former Kogi governor, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences amounting to N80,246,470,088.88.

In the fresh charges dated September 25, the total amount involved is N110,446,470,89.00.

The Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, had dismissed the oral bail applications of Abdulsalam Hudu and Umar Oricho, who are co-defendants of Yahaya Bello in the N110.4billion fraud case preferred again them by the EFCC.

Source: Sahara Reportersl