Money Laundering: Access Bank Staff Member indicts Yahaya Bello’s Nephew, Others

The revised money-laundering allegation brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Ali Bello, the nephew of former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello, and co-defendant Dauda Sulaiman was postponed by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.

The EFCC filed a lawsuit against Bello, who serves as Usman Dodo’s chief of staff and the governor of Kogi State, and others for allegedly embezzling public monies and laundering money.

However, the accused entered a not guilty plea to the revised accusations.

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At the resumed hearing, EFCC counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), presented a representative of Access Bank, Olom Otane Egoro, as its witness for today.

The witness narrated how multi-million naira was deposited into Kogi State bank account and was simultaneously withdrawn by cash, at different times, in 2019.

Egoro said the cash withdrawals, which happened several times on the same day of deposit, were mostly N10 million at each withdrawal.

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The bank worker told the court that his testimony was based on bank statements of the Kogi State Government House in Access Bank, between 2019 and 2021.

Oyedepo urged the court to admit the documents as exhibits in evidence.

Counsels to the defendants, Abubakar Aliyu (SAN) and Olusegun Jolaawo (SAN), unanimously agreed to delay their objection to the documents till their final written addresses.

“Case adjourned 19 and 20 June for continuation of hearing,” Justice Omotosho ruled.