Crime and Law
EFCC fingers Yahaya Bello’s nephew in another N10B fraud


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought charges against Aliyu Bello, the nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, in connection with an alleged fraud scheme involving 10 billion naira.
Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, ordered that Aliyu Bello be remanded in custody alongside his alleged co-conspirator, Dauda Sulaiman.
Aliyu Bello and Dauda Sulaiman face a 10-count charge for allegedly withdrawing the sum of N10,270,556,800 from the Kogi State treasury.
The EFCC announced this development through a statement posted on its official social media platforms.
They wrote:
Money Laundering: Kogi Gov’s Nephew Arraigned for N1Obn Fraud
Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, remanded Aliyu Bello, a nephew to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and one Dauda Sulaiman in prison pending the fulfillment of their bail conditions.
They were remanded upon arraignment alongside one Abdulsalami Hudu, Cahier of Kogi State House Administration ( now at large) on a 10-count charge of misappropriation and money laundering.
Bello and Sulaiman are accused of fraudulently withdrawing a sum of
N10,270,556,800 (Ten Billion, Two Hundred and Seventy Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-six Thousand Eight Hundred Naira), from the Kogi State treasury, which they delivered to a Bureau de Change operator, Rabiu Tafada, in Abuja to keep or change to foreign currencies.
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