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In what seems to be an inirect
worn into the Executive Governor of Kogi State,

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Usman Ododo. Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission EFCC have won all members of

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the public and stated that it will
no longer to lerate any act of obstruction

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to its operations, most especially in
the art of someone trying to prevent or

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succeeded in preventing the arrest of criminal
suspects. EFCAC, in a statements made

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available a few minutes ago in the
canteridate will arrange the former Governor of Kogi

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State, the Higer Bellow on Thursday
for eighty point two billion lliers alleged moneylaundering

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criminal Act and confirmed that the current
incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Usman Odudo

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obstructed and added the escape of the
former governor from being arrested by the EFCC

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on Widnesday. EFCC, in the
statement said it obtained the court order to

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arrest the higher below on Widnesday,
April seventeen, twenty twenty four. The

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EFCAC two second statements issue few minutes
ago read in courte below, we will

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no longer tolerate obstruction of our operations. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,

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which is to warn members of the
public that it is a criminal offense to

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obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying
out their lawful duties. Section thirty eight

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two a b of the EFCC Establishment
Act mex ite and offense to prevent officers

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of the Commission from carrying out their
lawful duties corporates raised a jail term of

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not less than five years. This
warning becomes necessary against the background of the

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increasing tendency by persons and groups under
investigation by the Commission to take the laws

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into their hands by recruiting talks to
obstruct lawful operations of the EFCC. On

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several occasions, operatives of the Commission
have had to exercise utmost restraints in defense

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of such provocation to avoid a breakdown
of law and order. Regrettably, such

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disposition is being construed as a sign
of weakness. The Commission therefore wants that

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it will henceforth not tolerate any attempt
by any person or organization to obstruct its

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operation, as such will be met
with appropriate punitive actions. Alleged eighteen point

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two billionniers money laundering efcac arrangts Yahya
Belu April eighteenth. The Economic and Financial

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Crimes Commission EFCAC bull enters the April
eighteenth, twenty twenty four arrange a former

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governor of Kudi State, Yahya Abuzabelu, before a Federal High Court sitting in

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Abuja. He will be arranged before
Justice A. Mecca, who went alongside

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three other suspects Ali Belu, the
other Suleman and Abu Salam Hudu on nineteen

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count charges bordering on money laundering to
the tune of eighteen iers two hundred and

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forty six four hundred and seventy thousand
and eighty eight point eight eighty billion,

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two hundred and forty six million,
four hundred and seventy thousand and eight nine

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nira eighty eight. Gobo Bello’s arrangement
is coming on the heels of a warrant

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of arrest and enrollment other granted the
EFCC by the court on wednes Day,

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April seventeenth, twenty twenty four.
Count one of the charges rates that you

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Yahya Adeza Belu, Ali Belu,
the Eldad Suliman and Abdul Salam Hudu still

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at large. Some time in February
twenty sixteen, in Abuja, within the

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jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, conspired
amounts to yourselves to convert the total sum

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of eighty nine ers, two hundred
and forty six thousand, four hundred and

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seventy over eight eight point at eight
eighty billion, two hundred and forty six

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million, four hundred and seventy thousand
and eight nine naira eighty eight kobo,

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which some of you reasonably ought to
have non forms part of the proste of

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your lawful activity to eat criminal bridge
of trust, and you thereby committed an

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offense controlling to Section eighteen n punishable
wonder Section fifteen three of the Money Lundering

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Prohibition Act twenty eleven, as amended. Count seventeen of the charges read that

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you higher below between the twenty sixth
of July twenty twenty one to the sixth

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of Aprin twenty twenty two, in
Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable

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Court, Adedy Traders International Limited,
to conceal they aggregate sum of three mirors

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eight one, eight hundred and four
thousand, six hundred and fifty four point

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zero zero three billion, eighty one
billion, eight hundred and four thousand,

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six hundred and fifty four nyer in
account number one four five one four five

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eight eight ougill missults in Access Bank
Plc, which some you reasonably ought to

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have non forms part of process of
unlawful activity to eat criminal breach of trust,

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and you thereby committed an offense control
to section eighteen eight fifteen two D

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of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act twenty
eleven, as amended and punishable under section

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fifteen three of the same Act.
Count eighteen of the charges rates that we

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hire Adressabellus sometimes in November twenty twenty
one, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction

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of those Honorable Court indirective procade E
Trainers International Limited, to transfer the aggregate

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sum of five hundred and seventy thousand, three hundred and thirty dollars five hundred

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and seventy thousand, three hundred and
thirty dollars to account number four twenty six

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six six four fort to seventy two
dolls south in TD Bank, United States

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of America, which some you reasonably
ought to have non forms part of process

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of unlawful activity to it criminal bridge
of trust, and view thereby committed an

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offense controllary to Section fifteen two d
of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act twenty eleven,

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as amended and punishable under Section fifteen
three of the same Act. The

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commissions are ten to execute the warrant
of arrest lawfully obtained against berlum Let’s state

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resistance. On Wednesday, April seventeen, twenty twenty four, the security kuldoon

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around the former Governor’s residence in Abuja
was bridged by the current Governor of Koki

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State. Usman of the LULU ensured
that the suspect was spirited away in his

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official bernico. As a responsible law
enforcement agency, the EFSCY exercised restrength in

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the first of the provocation, waiting
for his arrangement on Thursday, April eighteen,

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twenty twenty four. It is ledful
to state that Belo is not above

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the law and would be brought to
justice as soon as possible. Lady Green

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day the knee in a more reginal