Nigeria: Witness in Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello's Fraud Trial Narrates How Maitama Property Was Bought With N550m
The witness said the Maitama deal was paid in U.S. dollars cash as prosecutors allege N80.2 billion was diverted from Kogi State accounts.
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N80.2bn fraud: Witness details cash payments in Yahaya Bello trial
A witness testifies in the N80.2bn fraud trial of Yahaya Bello, detailing how millions in cash were paid for a Maitama property at the behest of Ali Bello. Read More: https://punchng.com/n80-2bn-fraud-witness-details-cash-payments-in-yahaya-bello-trial/
“Ali Bello Paid ₦9m, ₦8.5m, ₦5.8m Cash For Maitama Project” — Witness Testifies In Yahaya Bello’s ₦80.2bn Trial
A prosecution witness in the alleged N80.2bn money laundering trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja how Ali Bello allegedly made cash payments amounting to millions of naira for the construction of a Maitama property. The witness, Shehu Bello, who testified as the 14th prosecution witness before Justice Emeka Nwite, said he was aware of cash payments of N9m, N8.5m, and N5.8…
Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud: Witness Narrates how Maitama Property was bought with ₦550m - Security News Alert
A Prosecution Witness, PW14, Shehu Bello, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that a property located at No. 1 Ikogosi Spring Close, Maitama, was purchased for ₦550 million and paid for in United States dollars cash in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, […] The post Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud: Witness Narrates how Maitama Property was bought with ₦550m first appeared on Se…
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