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Court Summons Yahaya Bello Over Alleged Breach of Trust

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Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been summoned to appear before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over allegations of criminal breach of trust and possession of unlawfully acquired property.

The summons, issued by Justice Maryann E. Anenih, alleges that Bello committed these offenses between 2016 and 2023.

Dated October 3, 2024, the summons was made public in a Friday post from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s X account.

Court documents indicate that Bello is accused of violating Section 311 of the Penal Code Law, Cap. 89 of the Laws of Northern Nigeria 1963, which addresses criminal breach of trust and is punishable under Section 312.

He is also charged under Section 319A for allegedly possessing property believed to have been obtained through unlawful means.

The summons, which was made public, stated in part:

“A complaint has been made on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that you, Yahaya Adoza Bello, sometimes within the year 2016 up until 2023… did commit offences to wit: criminal breach of trust… and having possession or control of property reasonably suspected to have been unlawfully obtained.”

Bello is expected to appear before “High Court No. 3, Maitama, on November 14, 2024, at 9.am.”

The EFCC had previously declared the former governor wanted.

Recently, the commission filed new charges against him, accusing him of N110 billion fraud.

Initially, the EFCC filed 19 charges against Bello, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offenses totaling N80,246,470,088.88. However, in the new set of 16 charges dated September 25, the total for the same money laundering offenses increased to N110,446,470,89.00.

Last month, he visited the EFCC headquarters in Abuja with the current Kogi State governor, Usman Ododo, but was not interrogated. The EFCC later described his visit as part of a strategic game plan.

“That is enough to convince Nigerians that his presence at the EFCC on September 18 was more of a stunt, not really that he wanted to abide by the rule of law,” stated EFCC Director of Public Affairs Wilson Uwujaren during an interview on Arise TV’s The Morning Show.

Additionally, there was an attempt by the EFCC to arrest him in September, which was ultimately unsuccessful.

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