Ola Olukoyede, head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), revealed that ex-Kogi governor Yahaya Bello withdrew $720,000 from state funds for his child’s school fees at American International School, Abuja (AISA) ahead of his tenure’s end.

The transaction, conducted through a bureau de change, occurred as Bello anticipated leaving office. Olukoyede emphasized the impropriety of a governor siphoning public funds for personal use, particularly in a financially struggling state like Kogi.




He clarified that he inherited the investigation and did not instigate it.

EFCC agents attempted to apprehend Bello over an alleged N80 billion fraud, prompting a standoff at his Abuja residence. Governor Usman Ododo’s visit coincided with the EFCC’s operation, leading to Bello’s reported rescue and subsequent declaration as wanted by the anti-graft agency.




The Nigeria Immigration Service also placed him on a watchlist. The EFCC accused Bello, alongside others, of diverting N80.2 billion from Kogi’s government funds.

“A sitting governor, because he knew he was leaving office, moved money directly from the government to bureau de change and used it to pay his child’s school fee in advance,” the EFCC boss said.




“Over $720,000 in anticipation that he was going to leave the government house. In a poor state like Kogi, you want me to close my eyes under the guise of ‘I’m being used’. Used by who? At this stage of my life.”

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