EFCC names ex-Kogi gov as conspirator in money laundering charges against nephew, others
Nigeria, March 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) mentioned the name of a former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello as a co-conspirator during the re-arraignment of his nephew, Ali Bello, and a co-defendant for money laundering at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday.
The anti-graft agency had amended the charges on 5 February, raising the number of counts from 10 to 17 against the younger Bello and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman. The trial had started in 2022.
The prosecution named former Governor Bello in one of the newly-introduced counts as an accomplice. But the agency has yet to charge him as a defendant.
In Count 1 of the amended charges, the only count that features the name of former Governor Bell...
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