Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N80.2b Fraud: Again, Court Denies Yahaya Bello Leave for Overseas Medical Trip

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, July 21, 2025, rejected the application of a former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, for the release of his passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Yahaya Bello on 19- count charges, bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N80, 246,470, 088.88( Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eight Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo). Justice Nwi…