The EFCC has tendered fresh Zenith Bank records as prosecution cross-examined a compliance officer in the ₦110.4 billion fraud trial of Yahaya Bello. The trial, ongoing before Justice Maryanne Anineh, involves Bello, Umar Shuaibu Oricha, and Abdulsalami Hudu, facing 16-count charges for criminal breach of trust and money laundering. The bank records reveal multiple transactions, including:
– Large Inflows: ₦74,378,483.20 credited from Kogi State Internal Revenue Service on December 6, 2016
– Security Fund Payments: ₦60 million transferred in six tranches for Police Reform Programme
– Contractor Payments: ₦183,645,647.31 credited on August 6, 2019
– Withdrawals: ₦10 million cheque payment to Mohammed Jami’u Sallau and ₦2,454,400 to Halims Hotels and Tours, Lokoja
The prosecution is presenting evidence to support allegations of diverted public funds during Bello’s administration.
