Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to serve a copy of the charge against the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohamed.
This follows the absence of Bello in court for his arraignment on Tuesday.
He was absent from court for his arraignment on a 19-count charge of alleged money laundering to the tune of ₦84bn.
The judge relied on section 384 sub sections for 4 and 5 of the Administrative and Criminal Justice Act 2015, directing the counsel to the immediate past governor, to receive a copy of the charge.
The court held that where it had become impossible to effect personal service of a legal process on a defendant, such could be done through substituted means.
