The American international educational institution of Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the $760,910.84 that was purportedly deposited by Yahaya Bello, the troubled former governor of Kogi State.
According to reports, Bello gave the school $845,852 in payment for five of his children.
Bello is being prosecuted by the EFCC, for allegedly cheating Kogi State out of N80.2 billion.
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Bello was charged by EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede with embezzling the money from the Kogi government account that was paid to the institution.
Bello refuted the claim and charged the anti-graft organization with defamation and blackmail.
However, the EFCC chairman maintained that Bello reportedly sent the institution $845,852 in Four of his children’s schooling will be covered by August 2021, while the fifth child will be enrolled in August 2022 if application successful (sic) and there is space available.”
Documents submitted to the court by the EFCC to bolster its case against the former governor stated that the fees were to be paid over a 14-year period (2021–2035).
The American school returned the tuition in two installments. It gave the EFCC back $720,000 at first and then $40,910 later, according to a source.
‘After reaching a mutual understanding with the EFCC, the school elected to keep a portion of the fees (I believe $84,942) for its services. This is one of the areas of our research that led us to invite Bello to participate in an interaction. However, it is already a component of our paperwork was delivered in full to the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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As you may remember, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, requested that media submit court applications for access to all supporting documentation for Bello’s accusations. We intend to ensure maximum transparency throughout this experiment.
The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Dele Oyewale, responded as follows when contacted for an official statement: “The school has refunded $760,910 to this commission.”
Before making the payment, the institution formally sent a letter of offer to refund to the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Commander, according to a second EFCC source.
Please forward to us an official written request, with the authentic banking details of the EFCC, for the… was part of the letter reimbursement of the aforementioned sums, as previously disclosed, in connection with your inquiry into the Bello family’s purported money laundering practices.
Tuition and other fees totaling $845,852.84 have been deposited into our bank account since September 7, 2021.”After subtracting the cost of the educational services provided, we have determined that The total amount of money that needs to be sent and paid back to the state is $760,910.84.
‘Until the students graduate from AISA, no further additional fees are expected in respect of tuition as the students’ fees have now been settled.’
An alleged agreement for ‘Prepaid school fees until graduation’ between a certain Ali Bello and the school is one of the documents the EFCC filed with the court.
