The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has filed fresh 16-count charges of fraud against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.
The charges, which were submitted at the FCT High Court, accuse Bello of being involved in a criminal breach of trust amounting to N110.4 billion.
According to the charge sheet, “That you, YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO, UMAR SHUAIBU ORICHA, and ABDULSALAMI HUDU, sometimes in 2016 in Abuja, within the jurisdictions of this Honourable Court, agreed amongst yourselves to cause to be done an illegal act to wit: criminal breach of trust in respect of the total sum of N110,446,470,089.00 entrusted to you.”
This development follows Bello’s absence at a Federal High Court in Abuja, where he was being tried for an earlier fraud case involving N80.2 billion. The EFCC’s legal team, led by Kemi Pinheiro and Rotimi Oyedepo, filed the charges alongside seven other lawyers.
The EFCC has stated its readiness to pursue the case vigorously in court, while Yahaya Bello has yet to make any official statement regarding these new allegations.
