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An internal auditor of American International School in Abuja told the Federal High Court in Abuja that former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, paid his children’s school fees up until graduation in dollars

Bello is being prosecuted by the EFCC, which has accused him of paying $760,000 in advance for his children’s school fees shortly before leaving office.

The witness, Nicholas Ojehomon, revealed this to the court on Thursday.

Ojehomon told the court that he did not know Yahya Bello personally at the time but was aware that he was a parent who had enrolled four of his children in the school.

He identified the former governor’s children who were enrolled in the school as Zayan Bello, Zara Bello, Farid Bello, Na’ima Bello, and Nana Fatima Bello.

He told the court that the former governor paid $90,074 for Farid Bello, $87,470 for Zara Bello, $26,241 for Na’ima Bello, and $18,707 for Nana Bello.

“Mr Ali Bello ed the American International School, Abuja, on Friday, August 13, requesting to pay the Bello children’s school fees until they graduate. The school management accepted his offer,” said Ojehomon.

He tendered the agreement for prepaid tuition fees to the court, which, upon examination, confirmed that Ali Bello, Yahaya Bello’s cousin, had ed the school in 2021 to pay the children’s fees in advance until their graduation.

The prosecution counsel, Kemi Pinheiro SAN, also tendered some documents, including email correspondences between Ali Bello, Yahaya Bello’s cousin, and the school, statements of from TD Bank USA and the American International School, certified copies of the AISA ission letters to the defendant’s children, a contractual agreement for prepaid tuition until graduation and teller copies of payments to the court.

The court has itted these documents as exhibits.

The school requested a valid number from the EFCC to refund the fees. The refund is to be made in a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) .

https://guardian.ng/news/yahaya-bello-paid-childrens-future-school-fees-in-dollars-american-school/

The EFCC chairman already jailed him for life as promised. What else do you guys want?

Old news .

Ok

not old. said so in court yesterday

jmoore:
Old news .

hisexcellency34:
not old. said so in court yesterday

It's old!!!!

https://www.timesng.com/news/top-news/689553-yahaya-bello-reacts-to-controversial-720000-childrens-school-fees-advance-payment.html

this people have completely finished nigeria

KAYODE stop telling us what we already knows. You promised to resign if Bello is not jailed. Bello is still a free man

And the man is still out there moving freely. If na poor man steal now, them for done arrest am since.

It is well

Islie:


https://guardian.ng/news/yahaya-bello-paid-childrens-future-school-fees-in-dollars-american-school/

State's Wealth being squandered by one family. Until we a law giving the death penalty for corruption by political office holders, and ensure it's enforcement; this brazen madness will continue to be emboldened.

Even in America, nobody pays school fees in advance rather they collect student loans. That school is just there for money laundering

He is afraid of future poverty. That mentality stays forever once you come from a poor background.

This same crook is still being celebrated by the miscreants here.

Can a politician in the West do such thing in their own country? No because laws won't allow it. Yahya belloe is a PEP. Due diligence should have been done before accepting such amount. The school needs to return the money and be sanctioned cos they can't do such in America.

Why is it headlining again?
Any thing new?

Islie:


https://guardian.ng/news/yahaya-bello-paid-childrens-future-school-fees-in-dollars-american-school/

He behaved like a true don knowing his next breath isn't guaranteed and knowing fully well that be has no man like aig imokuhede he took matter in his own hands.

And Kogi is like a cemetery , just Natasha looks cool

Saint

This people should allow us rest jare. At the end nothing go happen

Still doesn't guarantee the future of those children. The seeds of greed he is sowing into their lives will eventually be harvested in different forms beyond his imagination or what he can prepare for. Foolish human being.

That is close to 1 million dollars for his children school fees alone. This country and it's politicians

Chasing shadows.

So you think the largest money he stole is 760k dollars tuition fees?

Tell me something.

Pure Greed

Bbg

Acekidc4:
Ok

Purveyors of lies, deceit & propaganda cum defenders of tribalism, corruption, incompetence & rascality.

If he was a former governor like from our neigbours from the East, you will be crying hard

If you check how impoverished that kogi is, very backwards state, and someone is churning out obscene amounts that can change someone's life on the education of some privileged children who might be dumb, meanwhile the regular poor man's child who's insanely brilliant is at home because he doesn't have 20k# for school fee, what a country.

Off with his head

The school is equally corrupt and should be prosecuted. Across the world, there are laws governing relationships with politically exposed persons (peps) and politically influential persons(pips). Every entity in Naija, as it stands, is an enabler of corruption and treasury looting.

osuofia2:
KAYODE stop telling us what we already knows. You promised to resign if Bello is not jailed. Bello is still a free man

Read again or watch the video again. He said if not prosecuted. He doesn’t have the power to jail him, court makes that decision. And I think he is already prosecuting him. Let’s stick to the story pls.