EFCC to amend charges against Bello after fresh discovery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) is planning to amend a four-count charge
on which a former Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees,
Haliru Mohammed Bello and his son, Abba, are
currently being tried after discovering a
separate N300 million lodgment in their
company’s account.
Bello, his son, and their firm – BAM Project and
Property Limited were arraigned on charges of
money laundering relating to the N300 million
they allegedly received from the Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA).
At the continuation of proceedings on Tuesday,
a prosecution witness, Rouqayyat Ibrahim,
resumed her testimony and disclosed that
investigation has further revealed that Bello
received another N300 million from ONSA in
two tranches of N150 million each.
She said the two transactions which were
allegedly carried out on February 27, 2015 were
not captured in the four charges filed against
the accused persons.
Led in evidence by the prosecution counsel,
Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), Ibrahim said the newly
discovered N300 million was transferred to BAM
Project and Properties Limited from the
account of Jabbamer Ada Global Services
Limited on the instruction of the then Minister
for State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda.
She said before the discovery of the N300
million payment, Jabbamer was under
investigation for receiving N1.5 billion from
ONSA.
“The analysis of the statement of account of
BAM Project with Sterling Bank revealed that
the account received a total of N300 million in
two tranches of N150 million each on February
27, 2015. On that day (February 27, 2015),
transfers of N150 million and another N150
million were made into the account of BAM
Projects with Sterling Bank.
“Before then, we already investigated Jabbamer
Ada Global Services Limited on a different
matter. We discovered that Jabbamer Ada
Global Services Limited was a bureau de change
firm and that the company received payments
of a little over N1.5 billion from ONSA. The
company also received payments from the
Nigerian Air Force and the Accountant General
of the Federation’s office and several other
sources,” she stated.
(EFCC) is planning to amend a four-count charge
on which a former Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees,
Haliru Mohammed Bello and his son, Abba, are
currently being tried after discovering a
separate N300 million lodgment in their
company’s account.
Bello, his son, and their firm – BAM Project and
Property Limited were arraigned on charges of
money laundering relating to the N300 million
they allegedly received from the Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA).
At the continuation of proceedings on Tuesday,
a prosecution witness, Rouqayyat Ibrahim,
resumed her testimony and disclosed that
investigation has further revealed that Bello
received another N300 million from ONSA in
two tranches of N150 million each.
She said the two transactions which were
allegedly carried out on February 27, 2015 were
not captured in the four charges filed against
the accused persons.
Led in evidence by the prosecution counsel,
Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), Ibrahim said the newly
discovered N300 million was transferred to BAM
Project and Properties Limited from the
account of Jabbamer Ada Global Services
Limited on the instruction of the then Minister
for State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda.
She said before the discovery of the N300
million payment, Jabbamer was under
investigation for receiving N1.5 billion from
ONSA.
“The analysis of the statement of account of
BAM Project with Sterling Bank revealed that
the account received a total of N300 million in
two tranches of N150 million each on February
27, 2015. On that day (February 27, 2015),
transfers of N150 million and another N150
million were made into the account of BAM
Projects with Sterling Bank.
“Before then, we already investigated Jabbamer
Ada Global Services Limited on a different
matter. We discovered that Jabbamer Ada
Global Services Limited was a bureau de change
firm and that the company received payments
of a little over N1.5 billion from ONSA. The
company also received payments from the
Nigerian Air Force and the Accountant General
of the Federation’s office and several other
sources,” she stated.
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