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Why We Couldn't Arrest Yahaya Bello When He Came To Our Car Park - EFCC ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
Sep 27, 2024
Why We Couldn't Arrest Yahaya Bello When He Came To Our Car Park - EFCC ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #BDC #Emeka #Kogi #Abuja #Bello #Immunity #news #Nwite #Ododo #Usman #Yahaya https://osazuwaakonedo.news/why-we-couldnt-arrest-yahaya-bello-when-he-came-to-our-car-park-efcc/27/09/2024/ #EFCC Published: September 27th, 2024 Reshared: September 27, 2024 8:13 pm Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says he could not arrest the former
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economic and financial crimes commission
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afcc says he could not arrest the former
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Governor of Ki State when the former
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Governor came to the car park Arena of
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the commission's headquarters recently
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because he was holding the hand of the
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current Ki State Governor Usman ododo
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who have immunity efcc stated this on
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Wednesday while giving account before
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on
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why the former Ki State Governor yahaya
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was absent at the court according to
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efcc if the had made an attempt to
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arrest the former Governor the
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commissions car park there would have
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been a possible Anarchy because the
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governor Usman ododo came almost
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entirely with the security operatives
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attached to his office meanwhile a
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witness also narrated how the former
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Governor was sending money out of Ki
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state government confers to him to CT
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the state funds to dollar for the
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payment of his children's school fees
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details of this and other related news
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releases by the public relations unit of
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efcc are presented below alleged 3
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billion Nas fraud how money flowed from
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Ki state government to my accounts BDC
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operator jamu Abdullahi and Abuja b b
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they change operator and third
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prosecution witness in the trial of Ali
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bellu on Thursday September 26
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2024 gave a narrative of the financial
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transactions between him and the Ki
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state government under former Governor
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yahay B before Justice obora uatu of the
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federal High Court Mama Abuja The
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Rundown includes how the former Governor
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repeatedly paid school fees of his three
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daughters in dollars through him and his
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companies Ali Bello the current chief of
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staff to KI State Governor Usman ododo
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is the nephew of yahaya bellu he is
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facing prosecution by the economic and
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financial crimes Commission
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efcc on 18 count charges of money
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laundering and misappropriation to the
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tune of over 3 billion Naas alongside
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abadu
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yakob and Sadat LED in evidence by the
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prosecution Council rotary oo s the
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witness disclosed that in one of the
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occasions Dau the second defendant
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brought
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$300,000
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$300,000 in cash to him for the payment
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of yahaya bel's daughters school fees
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Abad called me to say that they have a
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transaction though it was on the weekend
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but I drove down to the office and
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waited for them to come upon their
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arrival three of them came one of them
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sted in the car with the driver two of
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them worked to my office and a friend of
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abadu was holding black leather Bank
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containing
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$300,000 upon entering he greeted and ab
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D introduced him as his friend and
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business partner saying he has a
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transaction he dropped
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$300,000 in cash I wanted to count the
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dollars before the left but I could not
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due to the power
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outrage I told him I cannot use my hands
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and needed to confirm that it was
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$300,000 so I locked the dollars in my
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office s and two of them left then Abo's
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friend said when I confirmed the sum
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details will be forwarded to me for
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payment however the sum of
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$300,000 attracts some service charges
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which he said I should calculate and let
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abadu know after I completed the
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transfer I forwarded four receipts
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indicating
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$75,000 four times to abadu and he
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confirmed to me that the payment was
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confirmed successfully he said when
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asked by the prosecution Council if he
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knew anything regarding the transactions
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on exhibit D Pages 50 52 and 53 he said
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yes I know the transactions of
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$75,000 being paid to the school four
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times totally the sum of
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$3,000 as forwarded by abadu and further
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confirmed that the fees was paid for one
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of yahaya bel's daughters and the name
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of the recipient is Nar om Bell he said
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another payment of the fee Fe he
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recalled was done by a company Alisha
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Solution Services which he said pa the
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sum of
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$42,715
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on page seven of the exhibit D was
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$160 he identified as payment for school
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fees through Alish Solution Services in
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respect of another yah Bell's daughter
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Fatima oai bell based on the receipt
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before me I am seeing acknowledgement
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of$
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78,3 being paid for Fatima bow and on
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the Alisha Solution Services he said on
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page one of exhibit D he identified a
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transaction of $
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4,675 also for NAA bellu I have seen it
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on the receipt of the payment $4
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44,700 $
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44,700 was PA to the school but due to
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internal charges from the bank
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$25 was deducted making the total
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balance of
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he told the court was American
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International School ash regarding
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transactions from D's company Killers
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natural limited to his own kakun
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company's account on December 15th and
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17th
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2021 he said I received the sum of 100
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million niras on the 15th of December
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2021 from KES nature on the 17th of
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December 2021 I received 400 million
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nairas meanwhile on the 21 Stone 22nd
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and 23rd December 2021 I received 100
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million ners on the 22nd December 2021 I
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received the sum of 100 million ners
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only on the 23rd of December 2021 I
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received 35 million ners I also received
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payment from remita International in the
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sum of 40 million ners on the 12th of
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December 2021 and there was an entry of
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33 million nairas on the 17th of
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December
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2021 on the 7th of February
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2022 I confirmed the receipt of 90
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million nairas from Killer's nature he
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said councel to Ali bellu first
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defendant am aliu who wished to
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cross-examine the witness asked for
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adment to enable him study and have a
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full grasp of the massive facts and
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figures involved
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nuran jimo counsel to the second third
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and fourth defendants agreed with him
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while the prosecution Council objected
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to the adjournment on the account that
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the witness has been in the dock since
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February 6th
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2023 I believe the cross examination of
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pw3 should begin if there are other
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grounds however the application can be
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sustained if not I urge your lordship to
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turn it down Justice uat adjurned the
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matter till October 25th 2024 and
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November 5th and 6 2024 for continuation
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of trial it could be recalled that while
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testifying on Tuesday September 24th
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2024 the witness identified that page 9
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of exhibit D also contained
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$111,000 payment by Wells oil and gas to
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Ash which was done based on D's
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directive being the one who gave him the
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Account Details into which he made the
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payment he further explained on the same
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date that exhibit 16 17 18 19 20 and 21
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were all payments to Ash exhibit 16 he
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said captured payments of $
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7,653 to Bell Nana Fatima the sale he
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said applied to the payment of
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$1,296 on page 17 and7
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$1,725 on page 18 while Pages 19 20 and
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21 captur payments of $
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6,611 29
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$2,470
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2,492 respectively in favor of Zara belu
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he also narrated on September 24th 2024
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how cash lodgments running into millions
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of naira were made into his ER Traders
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International Limited and kakun
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Company's accounts as well as to his
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personal account by Dau according to him
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on July 27th 2021 he received 10 million
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nairas and on August 19
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2021 there was a cash deposit of 100
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million n in 10 million niras tranches
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and 100 million niras deposit on August
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25th
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2021 on August 30th 2021 he closed that
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there was 63 million na deposit and an
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additional 50 million nairas a day
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letter on August 31st 2021 into his
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account he further disclosed that on
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September 2nd 2021 there was a normal 30
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million n lodgment totaling 60 million n
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he stated that the inflows into his
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accounts continued on October 8 2021
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with a transfer of 60 million nairas and
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a double in flow of 130 million ners and
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139.53513 4,000 niras flowed in another
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50 million nairas he said flow in on
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November 12th 2021 and 200 million niras
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on November 30th
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2021 the influ he said continued on
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December 1st
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2021 with 220 million nairas end 16
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million 8,000 nairas on December 3rd
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2021 on December 22nd 2012 he said 40
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million niras flowed in from the same
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Source the witness in his September 24th
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2024 testimony also admitted that k
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nature limited made a deposit of 100
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million nairas to him on December 2 1st
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2021 with the authorization of the
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second defendant on December 22nd
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2021 another 100 million nairas he said
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flowed in from kis nature limited and
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another 60 million ners from the company
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on December 29th
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2021 the financial traffic continued on
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the New Year according to him on January
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18 2022 40 million niras flowed in and
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continued thereafter on the 19th of
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January
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2022 I received 50 million nairas while
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on the 24th
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2022 I received 30 million nairas and on
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the 28th of that same January
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2022 I received 40 million nairas cash
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in four ranches and another 120 million
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ners on January 31st 2020 2 I received
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an inflow of 160 million nairas while on
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February 1st
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2022 I received 110 million niras and
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150 million niras on February 8th 2022
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he said he further disclosed that on
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March 2nd 2022 a total of 84 million
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nairas was deposited in his account with
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another lodgement of 122 nairas 9
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80,000 on March 10th 2022 and 60 million
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niras on March 21st
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2022 on April 5th 2022 he stated that
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150 million niras flowed in and 140
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million niras a day after on April 6th
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2022 efcc tackles yahaya Bow's known
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appearance in courtt for arrangment late
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prosecution Council in the trial of
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former governor of K e Yaya Adu K pinan
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on Wednesday September 25th 2024 told
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Justice a mea in white of the federal
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High Court sitting in MMA a at the
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recent appearance of B at the parking
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lots of the economic and financial
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crimes commission efcc was out of place
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as both the trial court and court of
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appeal clearly ordered him to present
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himself for arrangment in the 80.2
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billion nairas money laundering charges
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preferred against him by the efcc
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there is nowhere my lordship or the
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court of appeal ordered that Yaya B
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present himself at the efcc car park but
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rather to appear before my lordship for
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arrangment what is even more worrisome
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and disconcerting is that the defendant
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went to the efcc car park holding the
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hands of a person with immunity who came
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with all the full security of his office
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the implication my Lord is if there was
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an attempt to get him from the person of
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immunity there would be an invitation to
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Anarchy the invitation by the efcc later
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in the day for yahaya Belo to come alone
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not with a person with immunity security
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persons and other people was resisted
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again on their own admission he said
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speaking further pin her pointed out
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that my Lord we wrote a letter to the
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defendants lawyers drawing our
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colleagues attention that arrangment is
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not conducted in EFC cisar Park but the
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defendant should be in court today
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according to the Judgment of the court
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of appeal and this honorable courts
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ruling pin Hera also urged the judge to
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demonstrate his might and exercise his
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power to show Bow's Council am aboi that
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the court is not Avo for entertainment
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but for serious business this court is
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not a Ville a Ville is a place of
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diverse
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entertainment I want to borrow the words
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of justice wful that no party should
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make a court the place of
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entertainment the court must resist it
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it is a place of serious and solemn
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business he said he specifically sought
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the order of the court for a Bo to be
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sanctioned and referred to the legal
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practitioners disciplinary committee
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lpdc for turning the court to a Ville my
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Lord it is against this backdrop that I
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will make this assass that my land
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friend wants to turn this place to an
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entertainment place or a casino I want
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the court to use its power against him
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because his senior Advocates have left
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and pushed him so that it will serve as
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a lesson to others he said he also
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sought leave of the court to proceed to
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the trial of bellow in absen here
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meanwhile Abdul Muhammad's son counsel
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to ad aded son CED the Indulgence of the
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court to exercise its discretion not to
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charge a de for contempt our application
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is filed on the 18th of July
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2024 it is supported by an 11 paragraph
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affidavit deposed to by the applicant Mr
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ad ad that aidar has an exhibit marked a
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and in compliance with my Lord is a
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written address we are urging my Lord to
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exercise his discretion we are on bed
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knes begging you to exercise your
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discretion and Grant the prayers that
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are contained in the affidavit he said
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after after listening to the councils
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Justice in stressed that the matter is
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sled for arrangment and it seems it has
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gone back to square one it's been over 5
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months now and I don't know how the case
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is going with the submission read by
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councils this morning it's quite
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unfortunate but I have to resolve my
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comments I have to resolve judgment on
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the submission of these councils he
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thereafter adjurned the matter till
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October 30th 24 for arrangment and
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ruling the efcc is Prosecuting Bellow on
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18 count charges bothering on money
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lering to the tune of 80.2 billion niras
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yahaya Bello must have his day in court
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it is public knowledge that a former
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governor of Ki State Mr yahaya Bell had
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met several unsuccessful attempts to
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throw spanners in his ongoing trial
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through some irresponsible and utterly
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rascally efforts the appropriate place
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of surrend will be before Justice EMA
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white of the federal High Court Abuja
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before whom his legal team had
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undertaken to produce him to answer to
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the 18 count charges of money laundering
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performed against him by the economic
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and financial crimes commission
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ECC yahaya B should be more interested
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in clearing his name than playing the
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victim and crying persecution where
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nonone exists to even insinuate that he
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was the target of a phantom
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assassination attempt because the efcc
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made efforts to affect his arrest at the
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Kate Governor's Lodge where he had been
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hiding is
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preposterous it is the first time in the
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commission's more than two decades
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existence that such a jijun claim would
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be made this is no more than SC M green
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intended to scandalize the commission
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but efcc is not deterred by this and
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other Shenanigans by the ex governor the
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commission remains committed to ensuring
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that the law takes its cause in the
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money laundering charges already filed
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against yahaya Belo in court efcc is
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eager to engage the former governor in
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the courtroom where the Avalanche of
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evidence so ply assembled can be
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presented and arguments Marshall for
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justice to be served to all parties
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involved in this Saga the true test of
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yahaya Bow's willingness to abide by the
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law in the criminal proceedings
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instituted against him at the federal
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High Court Abuja by the EFC cc is to
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present himself to the court in
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obedience to the order of Justice M his
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presence in court is the only step that
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will convince Nigerians that he started
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submission to the efcc which was widely
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reported in the media on September 18th
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was not a stunt till death B is yet to
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take his plea in the alleged 80.2
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billion Naas money laundering charges
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preferred against him before Justice
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white his in of the cerent headquarters
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of the commission with a retinue of
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security details hand to hand C holds
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and carriage with a seting governor
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having Immunity on warranted media blit
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scripted slight of hands unknown to the
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public and other mend intelligence
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available to the commission compelled a
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tactical remove of his Ted surrender
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offer the incident of Wednesday
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September 18th 2024 regarding the
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orchestrated antics of the former
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Governor to surrender himself to the EFC
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having denied being invited by the
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commission and operating on the ground
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as a fugitive for several months
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expectedly raised concerns and curiosity
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of many Nigerians who had been waiting
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frantically for his arrest and trial as
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a responsible anti-graft agency the efcc
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is sensitive to public opinions
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especially if they are in tandem with
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its operational codes and standard
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operative
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procedures however no hysteria blackmail
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sentiment or coordinated attacks in some
21:01
section of the media would make the
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commission compromise its Integrity
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yahaya BOS matter cannot Define the
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success or failure of the works of the
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efcc as the scor card of the commission
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is remarkable and undeniably impressive
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the efcc is not unaware of the fact that
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corruption Fights Back B must have his
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day in court no matter the recourse to
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Blackmail appeal to emotive public
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sympathy or acts of
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brigandage within the year the
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commission had arranged three former
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ministers two exg Governors several top
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government officials captains of
21:40
Industries internet frosters and many
21:42
more would be arranged in Du course
21:45
every former Governor Minister head of
21:48
Ministries departments and agencies LD
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as being investigated by the commission
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would soon be charged to court the efcc
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is not running a circus show corruption
22:01
issues should not be turned into a
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theater of the absur those who har a
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criminal suspect should know that the
22:08
ACT is also a criminal offense which is
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also punishable in law while the efcc is
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assuring the public of its unfaltering
22:17
focus and commitment to continue to
22:19
tackle every issue of Economic and
22:21
financial crime without fear or favor
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there is need to remind Nigerians that
22:26
corruption does fight back and caution
22:27
and restrain should always be exercised
22:30
in responding to the operational
22:31
mechanics and dynamics of the commission
22:34
the efcc would continue with its no
22:37
secret cow policy no matter whose Ox is
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God bring you the needs in a more
22:46
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