I Never Got Instruction From Ex-Gov Bello, Others, on Disputed Abuja Property - EFCC Witness Tells Court
A prosecution witness said he prepared transfer papers for a property bought through White Tree Nigeria Limited as the EFCC traces alleged diverted state funds.
- On Friday, prosecution witness Ramalan Abdullahi testified at the FCT High Court in Abuja that he prepared documents for a property linked to former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
- Bello faces N110 billion money laundering charges alongside co-defendants Shuaib Oricha and Abdusalam Hudu, with prosecutors alleging funds were diverted from Kogi State government coffers.
- Abdullahi, a Federal Capital Development Authority staffer, admitted he never met the defendants, instead coordinating property documentation for White Tree Nigerian Limited through intermediary Shehu Bello Bala.
- Defense counsel requested a stay of proceedings on Friday, prompting trial judge Maryann Anenih to adjourn the case until May 22 for a ruling on the application.
- Prosecutors allege the diverted funds enabled acquisitions in Abuja and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while the court continues examining property transactions linked to the former governor.
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Witness details property purchase in former Governor Yahaya Bello’s EFCC trial
The witness said he conducted due diligence on the property as requested and was notified on Friday. The post Witness details property purchase in former Governor Yahaya Bello’s EFCC trial appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
I never got instruction from ex-Gov Bello, others, on disputed Abuja Property - EFCC witness tells court
The 14th prosecution witness in the ongoing alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others, on Friday told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that he never had any conversation with the three defendants regarding the property before the court. The witness, Ramadan Jibrin, a staff member of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), said while being cross-examined by t…
Yahaya Bello's Trial: Witness Provides Details Of N950m Maitama Property Purchase
Yahaya Bello’s Trial: Witness Provides Details Of N950m Maitama Property Purchase A prosecution witness, PW15, Ramalan Abdullahi, on Friday, May 8, 2026, narrated before the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how a property located at No. 35 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja, was allegedly purchased for the naira equivalent of N950 million paid in United States dollars. Abdullahi, a legal practitioner with the Federal Capital…
Yahaya Bello's Trial: Witness Narrates How N950 Million Property Was Bought in Maitama
A prosecution witness, PW15 Ramalan Abdullahi, on Friday in the ongoing fraud trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a property at No. 35 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja, was allegedly purchased for the naira equivalent of ₦950 million, paid in United States dollars. The development was […] The post Yahaya Bello’s Trial: Witness Narrates How N950 Million Property Was Bought in Maitama appeared fi…
Alleged ₦110.4bn Kogi fraud: Witness narrates how N950 million property was bought in Maitama
A prosecution witness (PW15), Ramalan Abdullahi, on Friday, May 8, 2026, narrated before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how a property located at No. 35 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja, was allegedly purchased for the naira equivalent of N950 million paid in United States dollars. Abdullahi, a The post Alleged ₦110.4bn Kogi fraud: Witness narrates how N950 million property was bought in Maitama appeared first on Na…
'Paid in Dollars': Witness in Yahaya Bello's N110bn Fraud Case Testifies to N950m Abuja Property Purchase
Led in evidence by prosecution counsel Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, Abdullahi told the court that in January 2022, a friend contacted him about a property at No. 35 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja, requesting due diligence.
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