EFCC files fresh 16 charges against Yahaya Bello over N110bn fraud, property scam
The EFCC has filed new charges against Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, alleging fraud to the tune of N110.4 billion, Daily Trust reports.
This development comes amid charges of money laundering against Bello to the tune of N80.2 billion. The EFCC’s counsel, including Kemi Pinheiro and Rotimi Oyedepo, Senior Advocates of Nigeria, and seven other lawyers, filed the charges on behalf of the Federal Government.
However, the embattled immediate past governor of Kogi State has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to the Supreme Court, for declaring him wanted. This came as the anti-graft agency, intensified its pursuit of the former governor, insisting he will face full prosecution over an alleged N80.2 billion money laundering case.
The former governor, who is the sole defendant in a 19-count charge earlier preferred against him by the EFCC, is to face this fresh 16-count charge alongside two officials of the Kogi State government — Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Oricha.
