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  • BREAKING: Nigerian Immigration Service, DSS, Customs Place Kogi Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello On Watchlist To Stop Him From Fleeing Abroad 

     

     

     

     

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked all security agencies to place former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello, on their watch list to prevent him from leaving the country “through any land, air or sea borders.”

     

     

    Granting the request and circulating the EFCC directive, the Nigeria Immigration Service in an internal circular seen by SaharaReporters directed its area and zonal commands to arrest Bello if seen. 

     

    The circular stated that the former Kogi governor was under investigation and there was a suspicion that he might leave the country to evade investigations.

     

    “VERY URGENT PLEASE!!! I am directed to request you to place the above named subject on watch list with immediate effect.  Subject has resisted arrest and arraignment therefore he may run out of the country anytime. Please accept the assurances of the CGIS’s warmest regards and esteem,” it read.

     

     

    Copied in circular are the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Inspector General of Police and others.

     

     

    EFCC had earlier on Thursday declared Bello wanted for an alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion. 

     

     

    The commission said in a bulletin that “anybody with information as to his whereabout should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest police station.” 

     

     

     

    The Federal High Court in Abuja had adjourned the case against Yahaya Bello, to April 23.

     

     

     

    SaharaReporters earlier reported that the planned arraignment of Bello was stalled following his absence in court on Thursday.

     

     

     

    Counsel for the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, had lamented Bello’s absence from court for his arraignment.

     

     

     

    The lawyer noted that the former governor was being protected by someone with immunity, who prevented his arrest on Wednesday by whisking him away in his official vehicle.

     

     

     

    Pinheiro said the agency might seek the help of the military to fish out Bello so that he can be arraigned.

     

     

     

    Bello’s lawyer argued that the defendant had secured an ex parte order from a High Court restraining the anti-graft agency from arresting and prosecuting the former governor. 

     

     

     

    He noted that the agency had appealed against the order at the Court of Appeal.

     

     

     

     

     

    Meanwhile, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted the EFCC permission to arrest the embattled former governor.

     

     

     

    On Wednesday night, the EFCC said it would on Thursday (today) arraign Bello before the Abuja court over alleged N80.2 billion money laundering. 

     

     

     

    However, the EFCC lamented that its attempt to execute the warrant of arrest lawfully obtained against Bello met stiff resistance on Wednesday.

     

     

    “The security cordon around the former governor’s residence in Abuja was breached by the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo who ensured that the suspect was spirited away in his official vehicle. As a responsible law enforcement agency, the EFCC exercised restraint in the face of the provocation, waiting for his arraignment on Thursday, April 18,  2024.

     

     

     

    “It is needful to state that Bello is not above the law and would be brought to justice as soon as possible,” it said.

     

     

     

    The anti-graft agency said in a statement issued on Wednesday night by its Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, that Bello will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects including his cousin, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,088.88.

     

     

     

    According to Oyewale, Bello’s arraignment would come on the heels of a warrant of arrest and enrolment order granted to the EFCC by the court on Wednesday.

     

     

     

    SaharaReporters on Wednesday reported that operatives of the EFCC had barricaded Bello’s house in Wuse, Abuja.

     

     

     

    Count one of the charges against Bello reads, “That you, Yahaya Adoza Bello, Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu (Still at large), sometime, in February, 2016, in Abuja within the jurisdiction  of this Honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves to convert the total sum of N80,246,470,088.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eight Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo), which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity  to wit, criminal breach of trust and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) and punishable under Section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.”

     

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  • Sokoto records eight deaths, 208 suspected cases of mysterious illness

    At least eight fatalities and 208 suspected cases related to a mysterious illness have been recorded in Sokoto State.

    The Center Manger of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Sokoto State, Dr. Ibrahim Usman, disclosed this during an interactive session with officials of the state’s Ministry of Health and NCDC Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris, on Thursday in Sokoto.

    He said the cases were recorded in Sabon Birni and Isa local government areas of the state.

    Usman said: “The illness manifested with symptoms such as abdominal distension, fever, vomiting, and weight loss primarily affecting children aged four to 13 along with some adults.

    “Already, the NCDC has deployed a National Rapid Response Team (NRRT), to collaborate with the State Ministry of Health to investigate the matter.”

    In his address, the NCDC chief said the search for causative factors would continue and promised the establishment of a standard laboratory in the state.

    He also called for more vigilance in the affected communities.

    Idris stressed the need for prompt reporting of symptoms to healthcare facilities or designated authorities.

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  • EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted

    EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted

    EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, April 18, 2024 declared a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello wanted in connection with an alleged money laundering.

    Please, find attached details of the declaration.

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  • NAPTIP Arrests ‘Fake’ Reverend Sister For Alleged Trafficking 38 Children

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    The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested one Ikejimba Mary Vianney, a woman posing as a reverend sister, for allegedly trafficking children in Delta State.

    The 40-year-old woman was arrested by the Edo Zonal Command of the agency following a tip off about her alleged involvement in trafficking of 38 children who NAPTIP said are minors.

    The Zonal Commander of the Edo Command, Barr. Nduka Nwanwrnne, said the suspect is currently in their custody.

    He explained that the parents of the 38 children at a farm in Enugu-Awka camp Monastery, Ilah, Delta State, entrusted their children to Mary Vianney, also known as Oluch, and another named Chidera (currently at large) for care.

    According to him, the suspect claimed to be a trained reverend sister from Ghana with headquarters in the Philippines.

    However, she ran out of luck when she allegedly attempted to recruit more children from the farm community and persuaded the parents to allow their children to accompany them to their orphanage homes with the assurance of better care.

    He said: “On January 28, 2024, the suspect was given 12 children, while on February 19, she was given 26 children, bringing the total number of children in her custody to 38, all of whom are minors.

    “The suspect and her accomplices are human traffickers posing as Reverend Sisters from a convent in Owerri, recruiting children for human trafficking.

    “To convince the parents during the first transfer of children, the suspects asked two of the parents to accompany them to visit the two orphanage homes where the children would stay,” he said.

    Nwanwenne stated that 32 of the children have been rescued by the agency, while six, aged between three, four, and six years old, are yet to be located, he however explained that upon arrest, the suspect claimed that three of the six missing children were in Badagry, while the remaining three were in Ogun State.

    He said the ‘fake’ Reverend sister later stated that they had been adopted by individuals in the East, but according to him, the agency is still actively pursuing the victims and the suspect that’s on the run.

    He added that the suspect in custody would be prosecuted

    NAPTIP Arrests ‘Fake’ Reverend Sister For Alleged Trafficking 38 Children is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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  • Commissioner DJ Wysei remanded in Kirikiri till May 8

    Alleged assault on police officers: Commissioner DJ Wysei remanded in Kirikiri till May 8

    Popular DJ Iwuagwu Ebere aka Commissioner DJ Wysei, has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Center until May 8. 

     

    Ebere had visited the police in Elemoro, Ajah on Monday, April 15, to complain about a man who allegedly defrauded her. According to the police, the man was arrested on the same day and has been in police custody.

     

    The police source told LIB that DJ Wysei was invited on Wednesday, April 17 to know if she wanted the suspect to be charged to court or for him to be released on bail as it is against the law to detain an accused for more than 48 hours. 

     

    It was alleged that the DJ insisted that the only thing she wanted was for the accused to make an apology which she would record and then post online, but the accused bluntly refused. The police then settled to take the matter to court since both parties were not bulging.

     

    It was revealed that while the officers were about to drive out with the accused to court, the DJ allegedly used her vehicle to block the entrance of the station and assaulted the female officers attached to the case. She was then arrested for ‘’obstructing police while on duty, resisting arrest as well as assaulting police officers.” The accused was taken to the court and remanded in prison custody.

     

    DJ Wysei was taken to the Magistrate court in Eti-Osa where she was arraigned for allegedly obstructing police officers while on duty and assaulting officers.

     

    Giving an update on his handle this evening, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the DJ has been remanded in prison. His post reads;

    ‘’For assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and obstructing police officers in the discharge of their duties, Iwuagwu Ebere aged 29, popularly known as Commissioner DJ Wysei has been remanded by the court in Kirikiri correctional facility till May 8, 2024 while her bouncers who aided and abetted her were remanded in Ikoyi correctional facility.

     

    Not to worry, this is confirmed news.”

    Alleged assault on police officers: Commissioner DJ Wysei remanded in Kirikiri till May 8

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  • BREAKING: Anti-Graft Agency EFCC Declares Kogi Ex-Governor, Yahaya Bello Wanted For N80billion Fraud 

     

     

     

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2billion.

     

    The EFCC on Thursday said in a bulletin that “anybody with information as to his whereabout should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest police station.” 

     

    The Federal High Court in Abuja had adjourned the case against Yahaya Bello, to April 23.

     

    SaharaReporters earlier reported that the planned arraignment of Bello was stalled following his absence in court on Thursday.

     

    Counsel for the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, had lamented Bello’s absence from court for his arraignment.

     

    The lawyer noted that the former governor was being protected by someone with immunity, who prevented his arrest on Wednesday by whisking him away in his official vehicle.

     

    Pinheiro said the agency might seek the help of the military to fish out Bello so that he can be arraigned.

     

    Bello’s lawyer argued that the defendant had secured an ex parte order from a High Court restraining the anti-graft agency from arresting and prosecuting the former governor. 

     

    He noted that the agency had appealed against the order at the Court of Appeal.

     

     

    Meanwhile, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted the EFCC permission to arrest the embattled former governor.

     

     

    On Wednesday night, the EFCC said it would on Thursday (today) arraign Bello before the Abuja court over alleged N80.2 billion money laundering. 

     

    However, the EFCC lamented that its attempt to execute the warrant of arrest lawfully obtained against Bello met stiff resistance on Wednesday.

     

     

    “The security cordon around the former governor’s residence in Abuja was breached by the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo who ensured that the suspect was spirited away in his official vehicle. As a responsible law enforcement agency, the EFCC exercised restraint in the face of the provocation, waiting for his arraignment on Thursday, April 18,  2024.

     

     

     

    “It is needful to state that Bello is not above the law and would be brought to justice as soon as possible,” it said.

     

     

    The anti-graft agency said in a statement issued on Wednesday night by its Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, that Bello will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects including his cousin, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,088.88.

     

     

     

    According to Oyewale, Bello’s arraignment would come on the heels of a warrant of arrest and enrolment order granted to the EFCC by the court on Wednesday.

     

     

    SaharaReporters on Wednesday reported that operatives of the EFCC had barricaded Bello’s house in Wuse, Abuja.

     

    Count one of the charges against Bello reads, “That you, Yahaya Adoza Bello, Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu (Still at large), sometime, in February, 2016, in Abuja within the jurisdiction  of this Honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves to convert the total sum of N80,246,470,088.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eight Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo), which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity  to wit, criminal breach of trust and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) and punishable under Section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.” 

     

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  • Police arraigns seven for alleged kidnapping in Lagos

    Police on Thursday arraigned seven persons for alleged kidnapping at the Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    The defendants are Cynthia Okere (14), Blessing Amutie (22), Caleb Amutie (13), Joshua Amutie (13), Uche Amutie (25), Mustapha Asimiyu (24) and Gafar Tijani (24).

    They were arraigned on a three-count charge of felony, kidnapping, and demanding for ransom.

    They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The prosecutor, Insp. Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on March 6 at Iyana-Era in the Ijanikin area of Lagos.

    Adeosun said that the defendants allegedly conspired among themselves to commit felony wit kidnapping and demanded N2 million ransom.

    He said: “The defendants kidnapped one Cynthia Okere from Iyana-Era, Ijanikin, Lagos, and moved her to Mowe, Ogun.

    “The defendants also demanded for N2 million ransom for the release of the kidnapped girl from one Moses Okere, the father.”

    The prosecutor said the defendants planned with Cynthia to use the kidnapping to collect money from her father.

    The offences, according to him, contravened Sections 411, 172 (1) (2) and 172 (3) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2015.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Patrick Adekomaiya, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties in like sum.

    He said that the first three defendants who are less than 18 years of age should be taken to Oregun Juvenile Corrective Home in Lagos or any similar place for custody.

    He adjourned the case till May 5 for mention.

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  • Wanted By the EFCC

    Wanted By the EFCC

    Wanted By the EFCC

    Dennis Asega Aliga and Kehinde Emmanuel Adeyanju are wanted by the EFCC for offences bothering on economic and financial crimes. Any information on their whereabout, please report immediately to the Commission or the nearest Police Station.

    #EFCCNigeria


  • BREAKING: N80bn Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Declares Ex-Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello Wanted

    Yahaya Bello Wanted By EFCC

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello wanted.

    The commission made the declaration on Thursday stating that, “The public is hereby notified that YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with alleged case of Money Laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo).”

    Ti described Bello as a “48-year old Ebiraman, is a native of Okenne Local Government of Kogi State. His last known address is: 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.”

    It asked “anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja offices or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 08093322644, 08183322644, 07026350721-3, 0706350724-5; its e-mail address: info@efccnigeria.org or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”

    Details soon…

    BREAKING: N80bn Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Declares Ex-Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello Wanted is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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