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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested INTERPOL in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria to watch-list former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. This decision is based on credible intelligence, sources revealed over the weekend. Other countries where the ex-governor is now on the watch-list include Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. Sources in the anti-graft agency […]
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, who missed his scheduled court arraignment in Abuja, has requested through his lawyers that his trial be moved to Kogi State. His legal team argued that only the Kogi High Court has the territorial jurisdiction over the allegations against him. Bello’s lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, informed the court about a […]
On Thursday, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Adeola Adedipe applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to withdraw his representation for the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge related to alleged money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of approximately N80.2 billion in public funds. Due […]
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, facing a 19-count charge, has requested to be tried in Kogi. In a letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, Bello, through his legal team led by Mr. Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN, argued that only the Lokoja Division of the […]
The Court of Appeal has overturned the prior ruling by the Lokoja High Court in a contempt case involving Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), along with its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. Presided over by Justice Joseph O.K. Oyewole, the Court of Appeal granted a motion filed by the […]
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring the prosecution of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, despite mounting pressure. Speaking at the EFCC Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, Olukoyede emphasized his determination to see the case against Bello through to its conclusion. He vowed to hold […]
A female police officer, who served as an aide-de-camp to the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force. Alongside other police officers attached to Bello, she is being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja. The detention comes after the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode […]
By Ekuson Nw’Ogbunka Abuja A constitutional and criminal lawyer of note, Barr Amobi Nzelu, has condemned the dodging of invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, saying such behaviour makes him irresponsible. He advised the former governor to strictly obey the law and answer the […]
Inspector General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered the withdrawal of police officers assigned to former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, as stated in a police wireless message. The document, with reference number “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34,” reads, “IG has ordered the withdrawal of all policemen attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, […]
Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, has been placed on the watchlist by the Nigerian Immigration Service, following allegations of money laundering totaling N80.2 billion, as declared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to a circular dated April 18, 2024, signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration DS Umar, on behalf […]