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Dasukigate: Ex- PDP chair, Bello goes from hospital to court
Hospitalized former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Haliru Bello and his son, Abba, may be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today for an alleged N300 million fraud.
The anti graft agency claimed that the duo received the money about 11 days to the March 28, 2015 presidential election, and that it was drawn from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Bello was still in the hospital as at last night. But sources say he is likely to be arraigned before the Federal High Court Abuja on four-count charge today.
Other accused persons are Abba and BAM Projects and Properties Limited.
A top source in the EFCC said: “All things being equal, we will arraign the suspects in court on Wednesday. The EFCC prosecutors are already on standby.
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“Concerning the ex-PDP National Chairman in the hospital, when we get to the bridge, we will cross it. The Operations Department will determine his fate based on medical records.”
In the charge sheet, the EFCC claimed that Bello, a former Minister of Defence, got the N300million cash on March 17, 11 days to the presidential election.
In the charge sheet, filed by the Deputy Director of Legal and Prosecution Department of EFCC, Aliyu. M. Yusuf, the three accused persons were alleged to have engaged in unlawful possession, conversion, and theft of N300million.
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