Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi state, is facing a new 16-count prosecution from the federal government. In violation of sections 96 and 311 of the Penal Code legislation Cap.89 Laws of Northern Nigeria, 1963, the accusation, which was submitted to a federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday, relates to an alleged criminal breach of trust worth N110,446,470,089 and is punishable under section 312 of the same legislation.
The former governor will face this new 16-count allegation alongside two Kogi state government officials, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Oricha. The former governor was the only defendant in a 19-count indictment that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had previously filed against him. The defendants were accused of purchasing real estate in upscale neighborhoods of the federal capital territory (FCT) and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, using money from the Kogi state government.
Bello’s media office said on September 18 that the former governor had accepted the invitation from the anti-graft organization. The All Progressives Congress (APC) leader was still a wanted man, and the EFCC denied right away that Bello was in its custody. When the lawmaker attended the EFCC office, he was turned away without being questioned, according to Bello’s media office.
