Afrigather The American Worldwide Faculty has absolutely refunded the $760,000 Yahaya Bello paid for his kids college charges to the recovery account of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee EFCC, the company has revealed.
Dele Oyewole, the spokesman for the EFCC disclosed this completely to BusinessDay on Friday, in Abuja on Friday.
Oyewale said that the anti graft company has submitted the account to the varsity, including that the “Faculty has made full refunds into the account, supplied by the company.”
The Faculty had earlier written to the EFCC, asking for an “genuine financial institution” into which the cash will likely be paid, as the varsity undertook to refund the charges.
EFCC had accused the Governor of taking the cash out of the state authorities account to settle the charges for 5 of his kids prematurely.
The embattled Governor is standing trial for allegedly misappropriating over N80 billion belonging to the state authorities up to now eight years.
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The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewole, whereas talking with BusinessDay on the anti-graft company’s workplace in Abuja on Friday.
Oyewale stated the varsity has ” absolutely refunded the cash”.
Bello is being prosecuted alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count expenses bordering on cash laundering to the tune of N80, 246, 470,089.88k.
Ola Olukoyede, the EFCC Chairman, has vowed to make sure that the previous Kogi Governor is prosecuted, for cash laundering offences and different crimes dedicated whereas in workplace
Oyewale, whereas additionally talking on the present place of the fleeing Binance Regional Supervisor for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from a Nigerian detention facility on March 22, stated the federal authorities companies concerned within the case are working to excellent the paperwork for Anjarwalla’s extradition from Kenya.
“You understand that that is a global problem that impacts each international locations, Interpol and worldwide legal guidelines.
“However we’re conscious that the related safety companies, the Ministry of Justice and the Worldwide Police Group INTERPOL are working to excellent all the required paperwork for his extradition
“As quickly as these processes are full, he will likely be introduced again to Nigeria to reply for his crimes.
