Dele Belgore yesterday told a Federal High Court, Lagos, that part of the N450 million he allegedly received from former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Madueke during the 2015 general elections was shared to the police, the army, the Department of State Security and others.

Belgore, alongside Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, a former Minister of National Planning, standing trial before the court over N450 million fraud, had pleaded not guilty and were granted bails.

At the resumed trial yesterday, Belgore, who was the Kwara State’s coordinator of the People’s Democratic Party Campaign Organisation, while being cross-examined by the prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo, said N10m, N1m, N2m, N1m and N1m were given to the state’s CP, resident AIG, DCP Operations, ACP operations and ACP administration respectively; while

N7m, N10m and N2.5m were given to MOPOL O/C, 2i/c MOPOL Unit Commander and Director of DSS and men respectively.

Belgore added that N50m and N20m were given to the military and other security agencies such as FRSC and officers of the Civil Defence Corps. Further hearing of the trial was adjourned to July 2.

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