Aliyu Bello, a nephew to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has been remanded in prison by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions. Bello and one Dauda Sulaiman alongside one Abdulsalami Hudu, Cashier of Kogi State House Administration (now at large) were arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned on a 10-count charge of misappropriation and money laundering amounting to the sum of N10.2 billion.
Documents from the Central Bank of Nigeria have exposed how the Kogi State Government led by Governor Yahaya Bello returned N20 billion meant for workers’ salaries earlier diverted to a secret bank account. The CBN confirmed the receipt of the money in correspondence to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and signed by the Director, Development Finance Department. “We refer to your letter dated November 5, 2021, and wish to confirm the details of the receipt of the amount as stated below: "Bank: Sterling Bank Plc