The money laundering case is separate but related to the recent one the EFCC filed against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
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In the case, EFCC accused former Governor Bello of money laundering involving N80 billion, which he allegedly diverted from the Kogi State treasury during his eight years in office. The agency named Ali and his co-defendant, Mr Suleiman, as accomplices in the case.to court to answer the 19 counts, the trial judge, Emeka Nwite, on 13 June, fixed 27 June as a new date for arraignment.
In his evidence-in-chief, the banker told the court that the bank received a letter from the EFCC requesting account statements of the Kogi Government House from 2018 to 2021. The witness equally admitted that the staff of the compliance unit of the bank were not responsible for running and maintaining the bank’s servers which generated the bank transactions’ details.Alleged Contempt: EFCC wins case against Yahaya Bello at appeal court
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