The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has
pleaded not guilty to the 19-count charges brought against him by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The ex-governor is facing an alleged money laundering trial
involving the sum of N80 billion.
He pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
When the case was called for hearing on Friday, Counsel for
the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, notified the Federal High Court in Abuja of the
Prosecution’s intention to withdraw an earlier application for abridgment of
the date initially fixed for arraignment.
Pinheiro stated that the application had been overtaken by
events. The Defendant’s Counsel, led by Joseph Daudu, SAN, did not object, and
Justice Emeka Nwite accordingly granted the request.
Details later…
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