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American School Admits Collecting $760,000 In Advance As Yahaya Bello’s Children’s Fees

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Apr 26, 2024.

AISA admits receiving $760,000 in advance for Yahaya Bello’s children’s fees.
EFCC requested authenticated banking details for reimbursement.
Bello allegedly used Kogi state funds to pay $720,000 for his children’s education.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the American International School of Abuja (AISA) has acknowledged receiving an advance payment of $760,000 as fees for the children of Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi state.

AISA has formally requested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide “authenticated banking details” for the reimbursement of these fees.

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Bello purportedly made this payment using funds from the Kogi state government, totaling $720,000 for the education of his five children enrolled in grades 2 through 8 at the school.

On April 17, EFCC operatives surrounded Bello’s residence in Abuja in an attempt to arrest him for an alleged N80.2 billion fraud.

During the operation, Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi reportedly arrived and escorted Bello away from the scene.

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.

“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,” the letter reads.

“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 and other fees has been deposited into our Bank account.

Yahaya Bello’s Children’s Fees

“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 stated that it would alert the anti-graft agency if any additional deposits were made by the Bello family.

In a statement signed by Greg Hughes, AISA also said “Ali Bello contacted the school on Friday 13 August 2021 requesting to pay the family school fees in advance until the students graduate from High School”.