American-Abuja school writes EFCC, seeks to refund $760k of Yahaya Bello’s children fees
The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide its authentic banking details for the refund of fees paid for the children of former Governor Yahaya Bello.
This was disclosed in a letter addressed to the Lagos zonal commander of the EFCC, the school stated that the sum of $845,852 has been paid for tuition by Bello for his children “since the 7th of September 2021 to date”.
The school authority said the sum to be refunded is $760,910, because it had deducted educational services already rendered for Bello’s children.
Full details of the letter:
“Please forward to us an official written request, with the authentic banking details of the EFCC, for the refund of the above-mentioned funds as previously indicated as part of your investigation into the alleged money laundering activities by the Bello family.
“Since the 7th September 2021 to date, $845,852.84 (Eight Hundred and Forty Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Two US Dollars and eighty four cents) in tuition Doand other fees has been deposited into our Bank account.
“We have calculated the net amount to be transferred and refunded to the State, after deducting the educational services rendered as $760,910.84. (Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ten US Dollars and Eighty Four cents).
“No further additional fees are expected in respect of tuition as the students’ fees have now been settled until they graduate from ASIA.”
The school added that it will draw the attention of the anti-graft agency if there are any further deposits by the Bello family.
Recall, on April 17, EFCC operatives laid siege on Yahaya Bello’s residence in Abuja in an attempt to arrest him over an alleged N80.2 billion fraud, while the operatives were still around at Bello’s compound, Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi arrived at the premises and reportedly whisked Bello away to escape EFCC’s arrest.
Few days ago, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, revealed how Yahaya Bello transferred $720,000 from the government’s account to a bureau de change before leaving office to pay in advance for his child’s school fee.
Meanwhile, the anti-graft commission has since declared Bello wanted, with the NIS placing the ex-governor on a watchlist.
Leave a Reply