Nigeria, April 27 -- Details of how the American International School Abuja offered to refund $720,000 allegedly paid by a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for his children's tuition fees have emerged.

The school's letter, which went viral online on Friday, showed that the former governor paid the money in August 2021, in advance for school terms his children had yet to use.

The letter is part of the exhibits the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed in support of the N80 billion money laundering charges it instituted against Mr Bello after he left office in January.

The case is before the Federal High Court in Abuja. EFCC has yet to arraign Mr Bello, who has skipped two court sessions and managed to avoid arre...