From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has filed fresh charges against the wanted former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, accusing him of N110bn fraud.
The EFCC had initially filed 19 charges against the former Kogi governor, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences amounting to N80,246,470,088.88.
However, in the fresh 16 charges dated September 25, a copy which was obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday the total sum of the same money laundering offences rose to N110,446,470,89.00.
Bello, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu were listed as first to third defendants.
He, alongside other defendants, was alleged to have bought a total of 12 houses in various locations in Abuja with the money.
