Yahaya Bello withdrew $720,000 from govt account to pay child’s school fees – EFCC

Embattled former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, allegedly withdrew $720,000 from the government account.

According to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, Bello wired the money to a Bureau de Change operator to pay for his child’s school fees in advance.

The revelation came after the anti-graft agency declared the fugitive ex-Governor wanted.