Omoyele Sowore, a respected figure in Nigerian activism, has raised serious allegations against the American International School (AIS) in Abuja, implicating it in a case of alleged money laundering involving former Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello and his former Chief of Staff, Ali Bello.
Sowore’s concerns, voiced on social media platform X, are grave. He accuses Bello and his associate of laundering nearly $1 million disguised as “future school fees” for their children at AIS. This revelation has sparked outrage and demands for accountability within Nigeria’s political and educational spheres.
Drawing parallels with the American justice system, Sowore insists that AIS should not escape culpability by merely refunding the funds.
His words: “The American International School @AISAbuja , where fugitive former Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello @OfficialGYBKogi and his former Chief of Staff, Ali Bello, laundered close to $ 1 million in the name of paying “future school fees” of their wards should be charged and prosecuted for money laundering instead of being allowed to refund the money.
“This is the way the American justice system treats such cases on US soil, the @officialEFCC must also ensure the school discloses all such school fees paid by Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
“I am sure there are a lot of discoveries that would be uncovered such that the school could be converted to a public school instead of its criminal connivance with financial criminals fleecing the Nigerian public across board, these must necessary apply to these ultra-expensive private schools in Nigeria.”