Witness Exonerates Yahaya Bello Of Alleged ₦80.2 Billion Money Laundering Involvement

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A Compliant Officer with United Bank for Africa (UBA), Abimbola Williams has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello was not involved in the operation of the Kogi State House’s bank account in the UBA.


She stated this while testifying as the second prosecution witness in the alleged ₦80.2b money laundering trial of the ex-governor.


Williams, while being cross-examined by Bello’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu (SAN) said Bello’s name did not feature in all the withdrawals made from the account, numbered: 1003889575 domiciled in UBA in Lokoja, Kogi State while the defendant was in office.

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