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Alleged N80.2b Money Laundering: Court Fixes  Yahaya Bello’s Arraignment for  December 13

In addition, the court directed the registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal team and ordered that the former governor be remanded in the custody of the EFCC

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November 29, 2024
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has slated  the arraignment of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello for December 13, 2024.

 Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday,  November 29, 2024 directed the court’s Registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal team regarding his arraignment.

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , is prosecuting Bello  on 19-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N80.2 billion.

Addressing the court about the former governor’s presence in court,  prosecution counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, urged the court to proceed with the arraignment, stating that the defendant’s presence satisfied the legal requirement for the process.

“In view of his physical presence in court and relying on Sections 271-277 and Section 392 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), I respectfully apply that the charge be read to the defendant, his plea be taken, and my lordship adjourn for further proceedings,” he said. He referenced two Court of Appeal rulings, dated August 20, 2024, which upheld a defendant’s presence in court as satisfactory enough for his arraignment and further buttressed his position with the fact that Bello had failed to appear in court on several occasions, prompting an application for his trial in absentia.

Bello in his response, informed the court that he had not mobilized his legal team on the arraignment and pleaded for time to do so.

  Justice Nwite, in a short ruling,  adjourned  to December 13, 2024 to enable the prosecution to serve the defendant’s counsel with the necessary processes.

In addition, the court directed the registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal team and ordered that the former governor be remanded in the custody of the EFCC

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