EFCC names Yahaya Bello in alleged corruption predating his election as governor
Nigeria, March 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday named a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, as a co-conspirator in an alleged corrupt conduct.
Mr Bello's name was mentioned during the re-arraignment of his nephew, Ali Bello, and a co-defendant for money laundering at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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 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...
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