The immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to adjourn the ongoing case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) indefinitely.
Bello through his lawyer, Musa Yakubu, also asked the court to vacate its arrest order on him.
In a letter written by Yakubu on July 12, the former governor said these requests should hold pending the determination of an appeal he filed at the Court of Appeal, Abuja.
As reported by Vanguard, the letter was addressed to the trial Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, ahead of Bello’s arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, July 17....[CONTINUE READING HERE ▶▶]
Bello is being tried for allegedly laundering N80 billion during his tenure as the governor of Kogi state.
“We respectfully urge the Court to set aside and expunge from its records, the proceedings of the 27th June 2024, including any ruling, order or directive carried out in the face of the defendant’s appeal entered on the 24th of May, 2024,”
The counsel to Bello asked the court to “adjourn further proceedings in this charge sine die, pending the determination of Appeal No: CA/ABJ/CR/536/2024 entered by the defendant, and pending at the Court of Appeal, Abuja”.