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Speaker 1: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission e FCAC says he could

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not arrest the former governor of Kogistate when the former

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governor came to the car park arena of the Commission’s

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headquarters recently because he was holding the hand of the

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current Kogistet Governor Usman Ododo, who have immunity. E FCC

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started this on Wednesday while giving account before Federal High

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Court sitting in Abuja on why the former Kogistev Governor

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ya Hi Alveno was absent at the court. According to

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e FCAC, if the hard meant an attempt to arrest

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the former governor the Commission’s car park, there would have

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been a possible anarchy because the Governor Usman Ododo came

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almost entirely with the security operatives attached to his office. Meanwhile,

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a witness also narrated how the former governor was sending

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money out of Kogistev government coffers to him to convert

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the state funds to dollar for the payment of his

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children’s school fees. Natails of the and other related news

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releases by the public relations units of EFCC are presented below.

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Alleged three billion liers fraud how money flowed from Coghistate

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government to my account v dc Oprato Janelo Abdullahi and

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Abuja Bez brought the change of prato and thought. Prosecution

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witness in the trial of Ali Belu on Thursday September

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twenty sixth, twenty twenty four guild a narrative of the

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financial transactions between him and the Coghi State government on

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the former Governor Yahia below before Justice Obiura Iguato of

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the Federal High Court Mitama Abuja. The runner includes how

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the former governor repeatedly paid school fees of his three

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daughters in dollars through him and his companies. Ali Belu,

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the current Chief of Staff to Coghistt Governor Usman Ododo,

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is the nephew of Yahia Belu. He is first in

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prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFSAC on

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eighteen count charges of money laundering and misappropriation to the

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tune of over three billionniers, alongside Abadaaldo Yakobo, Ada Benege and.

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Speaker 2: The other sadad Led.

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Speaker 1: In evidence by the Prosecution Council rotem O Yedepo Sam,

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the witness disclosed that in one of the locations. Daldo,

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the second defendant, brought three hundred thousand dollars three hundred

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thousand dollars in cash to him for the payment of

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your higher belus daughters school fees. Abadaldo called me to

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say that they have a transaction, though it was on

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the weekend, but I drove down to the office and

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waited for them to come. Upon their arrival, three of

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them came. One of them stared in the corn with

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the driver. Two of them worked to my office and

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a friend of Abadaldo was holding black leather bag containing

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three hundred thousand dollars.

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Speaker 2: Upon entering, he greeted.

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Speaker 1: An Abadel, who introduced him as his friend and business partner,

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saying he has a transaction. He dropped three hundred thousand

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dollars in cash. I wanted to count the dollars before

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the left, but I could not due to the power outrage.

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I told him I cannot use my hands and needed

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to confirm that it was three hundred thousand dollars. So

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I locked the dollars in my office safe and two

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of them left. Then Abadado’s friend said, when I confirmed

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the song, details will be forwarded to me for payment. However,

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the sum of three hundred thousand dollars attracts some sudden

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charges which he said I should calculate and lent Abadaudu Loo.

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After I completed the transfer, I forwarded four receipts indicating

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seventy five thousand dollars four times to Abadado and he

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confirmed to me that the payment was confirmed successfully.

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Speaker 2: He said.

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Speaker 1: When asked by the prosecution counsel if he knew editing

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regarding the transactions on Exhibit D pages fifty, fifty two

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and fifty three, he said, yes, I know the transactions

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of seventy five thousand dollars being paired to the school

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four times totally the song of three hundred thousand dollars

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as forwarded by Abadaldo, and further confirmed that the fees

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was paid for one of Ya Higher Belu’s daughters and

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the name of the recipient is Naima Owening Belu.

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Speaker 2: He said.

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Speaker 1: Another payment of the fees he recalled was done by

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a company A Lectual Solutions Services, which he said, prayer

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the song of forty two thousand, one hundred and seventy

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dollars for Nima Owening Belu. It was sparred on behalf

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of the student Nima owning below for school fees based

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on the instruction and as forwarded by Abadaaldu and the

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debt is the twenty fourth of January twenty twenty two.

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On page seven of the Exhibit D was seventy eight thousand,

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one hundred and sixty dollars he identified as payment for

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school fees through Aletual Solutions services in respect of another

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Yahia Bellow’s daughter Fatima Osayoon Belu. Based on the receipt

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before me, I Unsale acknowledgment of seventy eight thousand, one

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hundred and thirty five dollars being paid for Fatima below

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and on the Anetual Solutions services, he said. On page

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one of Exhibit D, he identified a transaction of forty

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four thousand, six hundred and seventy five dollars also for

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Naima Belu. I have seen it on the receipt of

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the payment forty four thousand, seven hundred dollars. Forty four thousand,

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seven hundred dollars was pared to the school, but due

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to internal charges from the bank, twenty five dollars dollars

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was deducted, making the total balance of forty four thousand,

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six hundred and seventy five dollars. He said the beneficiary

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school he took the court was American International School Ash.

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Regarding transactions from Dadou’s company Killers Natural Limited to his

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own confirecun company’s account on December fifteenth and seventeenth twenty

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twenty one, he said, I received the sum of one

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hundred million mirus on the fifteenth of December twenty twenty

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one from Kills Nature. On the seventeenth of December twenty

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twenty one, I received four hundred million miers. Meanwhile, on

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the twenty one, stone, twenty second and twenty third December

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twenty twenty one, I received one hundred million miers. On

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the twenty second December twenty twenty one, I received the

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sum of one hundred million mirus. Only on the twenty

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third of December twenty twenty one, I received thirty five

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million miers. I also received payment from Remitter International in

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the sum of forty million miers on the twelfth of

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December twenty twenty one, and there was an entry of

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thirty three million miers on the seventeenth of December twenty

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twenty one. On the seventh of February twenty twenty two,

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I confound the recint of nineteen million miers from killes natural,

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he said counsel to Ali Belu, first defendant am Aliu,

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who wished to cross examine the witness, asked for adjoinntments

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to enable him study and had a full grasp of

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the muscle facts and figures involved. Nuren Jimo, counsel to

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the second, third and false defendant, agreed with him, while

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the Prosecution Council objected to the adjointment on the account

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that the witness has been in the dogs since February sixth,

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twenty twenty three. I believe the cross examination of p

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W three should begin if there are other grounds. However,

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the application can be sustained. If not, I urge your

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Lordship to turn it down. Us Aguatto adjoint the matter

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till October twenty fifth, twenty twenty four, and November fifth

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and six, twenty twenty four for continuation of trial. It

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could be recalled that while testifying on Tuesday, September twenty fourth,

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twenty twenty four, the witness identified that page nine of

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Exhibit D also content eleven thousand dollars payment by Wales

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Oil and Glass to Ash, which was done based on

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Dallu’s directive being the one who gave him the account

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details into which he made the payment. He further explained

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on the same date that Exhibits sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen

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twenty and twenty one were all payments to ash. Exhibit sixteen,

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he said, captured payments of seven thousand, six hundred and

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fifty three dollars to Bello Nana Fatima. The cell, he said,

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applied to the payments of nineteen thousand, two hundred and

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ninety six dollars on page seventeen and seven thousand, six

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eleven hundred and twenty five dollars on page eighteen. Wild

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pages nineteen twenty and twenty one capture payments of six thousand,

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six hundred and eleven dollars and twenty nine cents, twenty

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one thousand, four hundred and seventy dollars and twenty one thousand,

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four hundred and ninety two dollars, respectively, in favor of

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Zara Belu. He also narrated on September twenty fourth, twenty

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twenty four, hal cash notements running into millions of naira

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weremen into his in Traders International Limited and Kufoyakun companies

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accounts as well as to his personal account by Daodu.

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Speaker 2: According to him, on.

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Speaker 1: July twenty seven, twenty twenty one, he received ten million

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mirus and one August nineteen, twenty twenty one, there was

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a cash deposit of one hundred million mirus in ten

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million neyrus branches and one hundred million irrus deposits on

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August twenty fifth, twenty twenty one. On August thirtieth, twenty

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twenty one, he disclosed there was sixty three million mirus

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deposits and an additional fifty million mirus a day later

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on August thirty first, twenty twenty one, into his account.

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He further disclosed that on September second, twenty twenty one,

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there was a double thirty million mirus launchment totally sixty

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million mirus. He statened that the influence into his accounts

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continued on October at, twenty twenty one, with a transfer

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of sixteen million mirus and the double inflow of one

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hundred and thirty million mirus and one hundred and thirty

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nine point five million mirus on November fourth, twenty twenty one.

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On November tenth, twenty twenty one, twenty five million, one

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hundred and thirty four thousand miers flowed in. Another fifteen

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million miers, he said, flowed in on November twelfth, twenty

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twenty one, and two hundred million mirus on November thirtieth,

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twenty twenty one. The e flus, he said, continue on

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December first, twenty twenty one, with two hundred and twenty

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million miras end sixteen million, eight thousand mirus on December

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twel twenty twenty one. On December twenty second, twenty twelve,

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he set fourteen million mirus flowed in from the same source.

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The witness and his September twenty fourth, twenty twenty fourth

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testimony also admitted that Kells Natural Limited mad a deposit

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of one hundred million mirus to him on December twenty first,

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twenty twenty one, with the authorization of the second defendant.

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On December twenty second, twenty twenty one, another one hundred

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million mirus, he said, flowed in from Kelles Natural Limited,

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and another sixty million mirus from the company on December

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twenty ninth, twenty twenty one. The financial traffic continued on

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the new year, according to him, On January eighty twenty

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twenty two, forty million mirus flowed in and continued thereafter.

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On the nineteenth of January twenty twenty two, I received

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fifteen million miras, while on the twenty fourth, twenty twenty two,

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I received thirty million miras, and on the twenty eighth

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of that same January twenty twenty two, I received forty

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million miras cash in four branches and another one hundred

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and twenty million miras. On January thirty first, twenty twenty two,

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I received an inflow of one hundred and sixty million miras,

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while on February first, twenty twenty two, I received one

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hundred and ten million miras and one hundred and fifty

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million miraers on February eighth, twenty twenty two, he said.

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He further disclosed that on March second, twenty twenty two,

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a total of eighty four million miras was deposited in

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his account, with another launchment of one hundred and twenty

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two miras nine hundred and eight two thousand on March ten,

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twenty twenty two, and sixty million miers on March twenty first,

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twenty twenty two. On April fifth, twenty twenty two, He

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stated that one hundred and fifty million miers flowed in

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and one hundred and forty million miers a day after.

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On April sixth, twenty twenty two, efccy tackles Yahya Belus

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known appearance in court for arrangements need Prosecution Council in

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the trial of former governor of Kogiste, Yahya Adoza belu

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Kemy Pinheru San on Wednesday, September twenty fifth, twenty twenty

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four to Old Justice America in White of the Federal

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High Court City in Maiitema Amoja that the recent appearance

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of Belo at the parking lots of the Economic and

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Financial Cranz Commission EFCC was out of place, as both

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the trial court and Court of appunclearly ordered him to

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present himself for arrangements in the eighty point two billion

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nyrus monilundering charges preferred against him by the EFCC. There

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is no where my Lordship or the Court of Appeal

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order that they hire Mellow present himself at the EFCAC

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car park, but rather to appear before my Lordship for arrangements.

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What is even more worrisome and disconcerting is that the

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defendant went to the EFCAC car park holding the hands

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of a person with immunity who came with all the

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full security of his office. The implication, my Lord, is

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it there was an attempt to get him from the

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person of immunity, there would be an invitation to anarchy.

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The invitation by the EFCC later in the day for

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Yahia Mellow to come alone, not with a person with immunity,

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security persons and other people was resisted again on their

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own admission, he said. Speaking further, Pinhera pointed out that

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my Lord, we wrote a letter to the defendants lawyers

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drawing our colleagues’ attention that arrangement is not conducted in

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EFC CYS car park, but the defendants to be in

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court today according to the judgment of the Court of

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Appeal and dis honorable Court’s ruling. Pinhera also urged the

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judge to demonstrate his might and exercise his power to

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show Below’s Council am ABOi that the court is not

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a vaudeville for entertainment, but for serious business. This court

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is not a vauldeville. A vaudeville is a place of

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divers entertainment. I want to borrow the words of justice.

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The wife on that non party should make a court

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a place of entertainment, the court must resist it. It

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is a place of serials and solemn business. He said.

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He specifically sought the order of the Court for Aboy

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to be sanctioned and referred to the Legal Practitioner’s Disciplinary

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Committee LPDC for turning the court to a vaudeville. My Lord,

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it is against this backdrop that I will meant this

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assertion that my land friend wants to turn this place

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to an entertainment place or a casido. I want the

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court to use its power against him because his senior

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advocates have left and the pushed him, so that it

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will serve as a lesson to others.

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Speaker 2: He said.

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Speaker 1: He also sought leave of the Court to proceed to

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the trial of below in absentiare meanwhile Abdul Mohammed San

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counsel to Adela Adedipe San creft the indulgence of the

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Court to exercise its discretion not to charge a ded

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pay for contempt. Our application is filed on the eighteenth

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of July twenty twenty four. It is supported by an

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eleven paragraph affederlrit deposed to by the applicant mister Adela

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Adedipai that Affiederlis has an exhibit marked A and in

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compliance with my Lord is a written address. We are

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urging my Lord to exercise his discretion. We are a

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mended needs begging you to exercise your discretion and grant

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the prayers that are content in the affidavit, he said.

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After listening to the cars, just As and wit Take

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stressed that the matter is slated for arrangements and it

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since it has gone back to square one. It’s been

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over five months now and I don’t know how the

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case is going with the submission led by councils this morning.

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It’s quite unfortunate. But I how to reserve my comments.

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I how to reserve judgment on the submission of these councils.

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He thereafter adjoined the matter till October thirteen, twenty twenty

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four for arraignments and ruling. The efs C is prosecuting

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below on eighteen count charges bordering on money lundering to

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the two of eighty point two billion liers. Yahia Bellow

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must have his day in court. It is public knowledge

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that a former governor of Coogie State, mister Yahia below,

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had made several unsuccessful attempts to throw spanners in his

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ongoing trial through some irresponsible and utterly rascally efforts. The

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appropriate place of surrender will be before still a mecha

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in white of the Federal High Court, Abuja, before whom

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his legal team had undertaken to produce him to answer

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to the eighteen count charges of money landering preferred against

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him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission e FCC.

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Yahya Vedo should be more interested in clearing his name

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than playing the victim and crying persecution where none.

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Speaker 2: Exists to evil.

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Speaker 1: Ensinuate that he was the target of a phantom assassinational

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attempt because the EFCC made efforts to effect his arrest

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at the Kogista Governor’s Lord where he had been hiding,

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is proposed truss. It is the first time in the

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Commission’s more than two decades existence that such a jijun.

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Speaker 2: Claim would be made.

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Speaker 1: This is no more than skiermon green intended to scandalize

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the Commission. But EFCC is not deterred by this and

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other shenanigans by the ex governor. The Commission remains committed

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to ensuring that the not its cause in the money

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laundering charges already filed against the Higher Below in court.

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EFCC is eager to engage the former governor in the

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court room where the avalanche of evidence so penstakeicly assembled

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can be presented and arguments marshaled for justice to be

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served to all parties involved in the saga. The true

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test of the Higher Below’s willingness to abide by the

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law in the criminal proceedings instituted against him at the

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Federal High Court, Abuja by the EFCC is to present

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himself to the court in obedience to the order of

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Justice mu White. His presence in court is the only

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step that will convince Nigerians that his stout submission to

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the EFCC, which was widely reported in the media on

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September eighteenth, was not a stunt. Till that Below is

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yet to take his plea in the alleged eighty point

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two billion Naier’s money laundering charges preferred against him before

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Justice Muhite. His inversion of the corporate healthcut of the

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Commission with a revenue of security details, hand to handker

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holds and carriage with a certain governor having immunity on

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warranted media u blits scripted’s slight of hands on loan

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to the public and other mark and intelligence available to

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the Commission compelled a tactical remoff of his touted surrender offer.

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The incident of Witnesday, September eighteen, twenty twenty four, regarding

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the orchestrated antikes of the former governor to surrender himself

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to the EFCC having denied being invited by the Commission

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and operating on the ground as a fugitive for several months,

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expectedly raised concerns and curiosity of many Nigerians who had

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been waiting frantically for his arrest and trial. As a

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responsible anti graft agency, the EFCC is sensitive to public opinions,

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especially if they are in tandem with its operational codes

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and standard operating procedures. However, no hysteria, blackveil sentiment or

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col donated attacks in some sections of the media would

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make the Commission compromise its integrity. The higher velos matter

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cannot define the success or failure of the works of

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the EFCC, as the sculcould of the Commission is remarkable

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and undeniably impressive. The EFSC is not unaware of the

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fact that corruption fights back. Vellon must have his day

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in court, no matter the records to blackmail, appeal to

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a multive public sympathy or acts of brigandage. Within the year,

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the Commission had arranged three former ministers, two ex governors,

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several top government officials, captains of industries, internet fosters and

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many more would be arranged in due courts. Every former governor,

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minister held of ministries, departments and agencies ld as being

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investigated by the Commission would soon be charged to court.

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The ef CC is not running a circle’s show. Corruption

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issues should not be turned into a theater of the absord.

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Those who, however, a criminal suspect should know that the

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art is also a criminal offense which is also punishable

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in law. While the EFCC is assuring the public of

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its unfoltering focus and commitment to continue to tackle every

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issue of economic and financial crime without fear or favor,

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there is need to remind Nigerians that corruption those fire

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back and caution and restraint should always be exercised. In

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responding to the operational mechanics and dynamics of the Commission,

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the EFCC would continue with its non sacred cow policy

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no matter whose ox is Gods, one.

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Speaker 2: Medi Quen Dain. You need in a more digital way,