Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the alleged money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, until October 30, 2024.
The adjournment came as Bello moved to the Supreme Court to file an appeal seeking to set aside the arrest warrant issued by the trial court on April 17.
At the day’s proceedings, counsel to Bello, A.M. Adoyi, drew the court’s attention to the fact that the issue of arraignment of the defendant was the subject matter of an appeal already entered by him at the Supreme Court.
He said he would like to draw the court’s attention to the appeal by virtue of the affidavit of record filed on September 23.
Counsel for the EFCC and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kemi Pinheiro, however, told the court that the defendant’s counsels were turning the court into a place for entertainment.
The former governor had last week said he honoured the invitation of the, accompanied by the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, but was not interrogated or detained by the Commission. The Commission, however, refuted his claim, insisted that he is still wanted.
