- By Halimah Olamide
The American International School, Abuja has refunded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the sum of $760,000 paid in advanced as school fees by embattled ex-Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello for his children.
The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed receipt of the refund on Friday.
“The school has refunded the entire $ 760,000 to the EFCC’s recovery account,” he said.
Recall that NPO reported that, the American School had asked the EFCC to provide the bank details for a refund of fees paid for the children of the former governor.
Bello allegedly paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of his children from the coffers of the Kogi State Government.
The children are in Grade Levels 2 to 8 at the school.
On April 17, EFCC operatives laid siege on Bello’s residence in Abuja in an attempt to arrest him over an alleged N80.2 billion fraud.
In a letter addressed to the Lagos Zonal Commander of the EFCC, the school said the sum of $845,852 has been paid in tuition “since the 7th of September 2021 to date.”
AISA said the sum to be refunded is $760,910 because it had deducted educational services already rendered.