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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday stepped up its bid to prosecute the duo of the ex-governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for alleged misappropriation of public funds. Bello, who has been declared wanted by the EFCC, is alleged to have stolen about N80 billion from the Kogi treasury. The anti-graft agency is now seeking to arraign him on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion. Last week, EFCC moved to arrest Bello when it laid siege in …

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