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Witness testifies in alleged ₦110.4bn fraud trial.
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Payment reportedly made to American International School Abuja for children of former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello.
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Case heard at Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja.
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that $760,910.84 was allegedly paid as advance school fees for Bello’s children at the American International School Abuja.
The witness, Nicholas Okehone, an internal auditor with the school and Prosecution Witness 14 (PW14), gave the testimony on Thursday before Justice Maryanne Anineh in Maitama, Abuja.
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Bello is standing trial alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving an alleged ₦110.4 billion.
While being led in evidence by prosecution counsel Kemi Pinheiro, Okehone confirmed that Bello had four children enrolled at the school.
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He told the court that he knew Bello as a parent whose children attend the institution, adding that the former governor has four children at the school.
The witness identified some of the children as Zahra Fatima Bello, Na’ima Bello, Nana Fatima Bello and Farid Bello. He also told the court that Zayyan Ali Bello, the son of Bello’s nephew, Ali Bello, was among those whose school fees were covered by the payments.
Okehone further confirmed documents presented before the court, including admission letters, bank payment records from the United States, email correspondence, school receipts and account statements from Zenith Bank and TD Bank.
The trial continues before the court.
