The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to the tune of ₦500 million. Justice Emeka Nwite who presided over the court session on Friday ordered that the former governor must produce two sureties in like sum. He said the two sureties must swear…
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged N80 billion fraud levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC had arraigned Bello before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on a 19-count charge, bordering on alleged money laundering. At the resumed…
A HIgh Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama has rejected the bail request by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello is standing trial, along with two others, in an alleged N110bn money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Maryanne Anenih, in a ruling…
The scheduled arraignment of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello at the Federal High Court in Abuja was stalled on Friday due to the absence of his lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed (SAN). According to reports, Mohammed was not informed of the hearing date, resulting in his non-appearance. Bello is facing a 19-count charge of money…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama on Wednesday has ordered the remand of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Trial Justice Maryann Anenih directed that Bello and his two co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, remain in EFCC custody until December 10, when the court will…
