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EFCC Files New Charges After Kogi Ex Gov Yahaya Bello Submits Self
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/efcc-files-new-charges-after-kogi-ex-gov-yahaya-bello-submits-self/28/11/2024/
#EFCC #Kogi #Adoza #Bello #Yahaya ©November 28th, 2024 ®November 28, 2024 11:26 am Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday reported new charges included in the corruption case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, totalling 16, but on Thursday, EFCC has added more three fresh charges to scale up the charges to 19 counts since the fleeing former Governor submitted himself for prosecution on Tuesday. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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economic and financial crimes Commission
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efcc on Wednesday reported new charges
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included in the corruption case against
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former Ki State Governor yahaya belu
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totaling 16 but on Thursday efcc has
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added more three fresh charges to scale
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up the charges to 19 counts since the
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fling former Governor submitted himself
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for prosecution on Tuesday court
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reporters have filed in reports on
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Thursday morning that the economic and
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Financial na crimes commission efcc will
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today arrend former Ki State Governor
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alhaji yahaya Adu on Fresh charges of
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alleged money laundering scheduled to
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appear before Justice EMA at the federal
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high court in Abuja beles a 19 count
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Corrupt Practices Enlightenment while he
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was the governor of Ki State the
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arrangment originally SED for January
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27th next year was brought forward after
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Bell presented himself at the
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efcc on November 27th
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2024 B was ared before high court in the
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federal capital territory fct on 16
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count charges of alleged breach of trust
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which he denied B on Tuesday told the
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court that it was necessary to prepare
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for his defense and sought for Bell
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Justice Maran aneni who presided over
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the case reserved ruling on the Bell
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application until December 10th and REM
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anded Bellow and two codefendants in
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efcc custody pending the decision before
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now efcc had declared wanted the former
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Governor over allegations that the
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former Governor was sending money out of
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Ki state government cers to Foreign
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Exchange marketers to covert the state
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funds to dollar for the payment of his
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children's school fees details of some
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of the new charges against Yaya Bellow
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as stated in the efcc news release on
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Wednesday with caption EFC AR y below
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for alleged
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110.4 billion Naas fraud reads in full
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below the economic and financial crimes
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Commission efcc on Wednesday November
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27th
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2024 I ran a former governor of Ki State
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yahaya Ado before Justice Mar and an of
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the federal capital territory fct High
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Court MMA Abuja he was ared alongside
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the masw Ora and Abdul salami hu on a 16
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count charge bothering on criminal
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breach of trust and money laundering to
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the tune of
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110.4 billion nairas count 11 of the
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charge rates that Yaya Adu omua and
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Abdul salami hu sometime
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2022 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of
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this honorable Court whilst having
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dominion over the state treasury the
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serly used the total sum of 5 million
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698,000
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188 dam for the acquisition of a
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property located at Hotel Apartment
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Community B Khalifa line Bill and
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situate at PL 160 municipality number
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345
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7562 Sky View building nor 41 floor 4
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Dubai United Arab Emirates UAE count 16
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reades that andow sometime between 2017
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and 2018 in Abuja within the
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jurisdiction of this honorable Court had
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under your control the total sum of
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677 Myers
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848
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677 million 8 148,000 naira unlawfully
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obtained from BP Business Solution
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limited they all cleed not guilty to the
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charges when they were reached to them
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following their pleas efcc
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K pin heran informed the court of the
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prosecution's Readiness to commence
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trial however councel for the first and
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second defendants Joseph dalan moved an
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application for bell for his clients pin
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hero opposed the application arguing
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that it predicted the arrangment of the
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defendants and was therefore prematal
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Hasty and procedurally flawed Dao had
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clarified that the bill application
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before the court was dated November mber
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22nd 2024 and Ed the court to admit Bell
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to Bell my Lord the application is
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supported by a written address and
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Exhibits including exhibit a which
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demonstrates that the first defendant
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responded to the cult's public summons
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his appearance today signifies his
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commitment to stand trial he cited
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sections
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378 2 and
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371 of the administration of Criminal
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Justice act acja in support of the Bell
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application in response pin hero
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reminded the court that the Bell
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applications only become relevant after
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arrangment when the court assumes full
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jurisdiction over the defendant the
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application before your lordship was
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filed on November 22nd before the
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defendant submitted himself to the
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Court's Jurisdiction this morning this
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renders the application Hasty and
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incompetent the efcc's council also
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highlighted Bellow's alleged history of
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disregarding court summons and judicial
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processes the records before this court
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demonstrate bad conduct the first
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defendant has treated previous court
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orders with disdain including failing to
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appear before the federal high court and
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the court of appeal this conduct
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punctures his claim of good behavior and
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commitment to Justice pin hero further
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emphasized the gravity of the allegation
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s stressing that this case involves over
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130 billion ners in public funds alleged
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to have been used to acquire properties
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across Abuja and other
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locations given the defendant's
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political influence Granton Bell poses a
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significant risk to the Integrity of the
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trial councel to the third defendant
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also moved for Bell arguing that the
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application was competent and should be
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granted however pin Hera opposed
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pointing out that the third defendant
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who served as a cashier during the
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alleged fraud and is now a permanent
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secretary remains in a position to
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influence Witnesses or repeat the
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offense my Lord Witnesses in this case
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are civil servants and subordinates of
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the third defendant his continued
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Liberty poses a significant risk to the
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trial process he said similarly pin her
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opposed Bell for the second defendant is
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still in government service stating my
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Lord the second defendant is still the
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director General at the government house
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the same office implicated in this case
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his position creates a likelihood of
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further interference in the
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investigation and trial Justice an
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ordered that the defendants be remanded
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in efcc custody and adjoined the hearing
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of the B applications to December 10th
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2024
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