IntercontinentalNewsReservoir: Open Letter To The Executive Chairman, Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

RE: URGENT UPDATE ON MISCONDUCT BY EFCC KADUNA ZONAL COMMAND AND APPEAL FOR INTERVENTION

I write to provide an urgent update following my previous open letter published in Leadership Newspapers dated 17th November 2025, regarding the unlawful and irregular actions of the EFCC Kaduna Zonal Command in an alleged N30 billion investigation against me, Dr. Bashir Ibrahim Bello, my company, Formal Act Legacy Ltd., and our donors, United Charity Foundation (UCF-FICOD).

Regrettably, instead of conducting a transparent investigation, the Kaduna Directorate has fabricated charges of N10 million, N37 million, and N54 million, the latter being a loan for the purchase of our operational vehicle sponsored by Wema Bank.

All these actions were deliberately taken by the Commission in Kaduna, fully aware that a certain Commissioner is using the EFCC to hijack contractors' funds.

The goal is to move the money into an unsecured account, where Formal Act Legacy Limited is not a signatory, so they can divert the funds.

However, instead of investigating the real issue, the EFCC turned around and charged me with money laundering — just to mislead the donor agency and make us appear untrustworthy, thereby giving the Commissioners power to be the only signatory in the account.

Sir, if you recall from my earlier letter, I stated that the project funds expected are a full grant, not counterpart funding.

One of the conditions attached to the grant was to open a joint project account with the government, where we — as the allottees — would be included as signatories. After signing our part of the mandate form, the government proceeded to open the account with Zenith Bank and provided us the account details in writing.

However, we later discovered that we were not included as signatories to the account.

We raised this serious concern with them more than five times, but they neither responded nor corrected the anomaly. Sequel to this, the donor agency stopped the fund from coming to the account, as the Ministry failed to respond to the request for including Formal Act Legacy Limited as a signatory to the newly opened Zenith Bank account.

Consequently, the funds were deposited into our Donor Project Fund Reservation Wallet (PFRW). In addition, the donor invited us to a board meeting to find a win-win solution.

This marked the beginning of my ordeal with the Ministry. It may interest you to know that Formal Act Legacy Limited sourced funds and made payments totaling N1.3 billion to contractors, pending the resolution of the ongoing issues.

If the company were truly corrupt, would such a commitment be made to settle contractors?

Mr. Chairman, I have now been remanded at the Medium Security Custodial Centre (Kaduna Prison) for nearly two months.

Throughout this period, the EFCC has consistently blocked every effort made to secure my bail — despite my years of service to various Nigerian communities.

On 3rd December 2025, EFCC prosecuting counsel, Mr. Asemebo, along with one Mustapha Shehu, were allegedly caught coaching witnesses on how to lie against me in court. More than 40 motorcycles meant for free medication delivery and all our operational vehicles, including the one sponsored by Wema Bank, were locked down and confiscated.

Two warehouses filled with drugs, hospital beds, and other medical materials and equipment valued at about N2 to N3 billion meant for free medication to various communities were also sealed, without consideration for their expiry dates.

Additionally, a land and a bus I bought with my personal funds, which I philanthropically donated to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bauchi State Secretariat, were confiscated.

Furthermore, a house I sold in 2024, located at Sir Kashim Road, Bauchi State, and a bus I used for campaign in 2023 and later donated to the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in my community, alongside other items which I cannot presently recall, were also confiscated by the EFCC.

The Commission later secured an interim forfeiture of these assets to the Federal Government through a different court, not the present court trying the forwarded case.

EFCC Kaduna has also falsely claimed to have received a response from our donors.

The letter in their possession is from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), an agency with which we are not connected in any way.

Our only legitimate donor is United Charity Foundation (UCF-FICOD). We have already issued a formal disclaimer, supported by a Court Affidavit, and published in blueprint Newspapers on 18th November 2025, clarifying this matter.

It is deeply concerning that EFCC Kaduna appears influenced by some officials of the Kaduna State Government. Sir, all these are happening because a government official (a Commissioner) in Kaduna State wants to render someone life useless by using some corrupt officers who are heavily pouncing on the Commission's power.

Sir, the EFCC in Kaduna is claiming to have received about 300 petitions against us, sir, this is not true because we are a well organized organization and we know how many contractors we have in the country, as well as those who have been paid and those who are yet to be paid. The contractors petitioned to the EFCC to get paid and not for their properties to be confiscated and forfeited to the government.

The EFCC is not concern about why they have not be paid or how they could be paid.

Sir, my question is, had it been your staff in Kaduna in collaboration with Kaduna State Official from the Ministry for Local Government(The Commissioner) and the PDP member from Bauchi State whom collaborated and fuelling this conspiracy end up achieving a prosecution base on the masterminded charges, would the EFCC pay the contractors?

Sir, all I am asking for is justice, one that is fair, transparent, and free from bias or political manipulation.

I believe that due process must be followed, and no individual or agency should be allowed to abuse their power for personal gain. Let the facts speak and let justice prevail for the sake of integrity, accountability, and public trust.

I trust in your integrity, competence, and commitment to justice, and I am confident that you will ensure transparency and fairness prevail in this matter.

Thank you.

Signed:

Dr. Bashir Ibrahim BelloMD/CEO, Formal Act Legacy Ltd.African Sub-Regional Coordinator, United Charity Foundation (UCF-FICOD)

CC: The National Human Rights Commission,The Federal Ministry of Justice, International Human Rights Organizations.