Yahaya Bello, the ex-governor of Kogi State, has taken his case to the Supreme Court in response to the money laundering allegations brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This move was revealed by A.M. Adoyi, Bello’s legal representative, during a hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday.
Adoyi, representing the former governor, requested an adjournment from the court for the money laundering trial. The lawyer urged the court to revoke the arrest warrant issued for the trial on April 17.
He informed the court that the directive from the Court of Appeal instructing Bello to present himself before Justice Nwite for arraignment had been contested at the Supreme Court.
Additionally, he mentioned that an affidavit of record dated September 23 had been submitted concerning the appeal.
Adoyi stated, “The appeal number is SC/CR/847/2024 and SC/CR/848/2024. That means the most appropriate thing to do is to await the decision of the Supreme Court in the aforesaid appeal before taking any step for arraignment.
Adoyi stated that this action would prevent invalidating the appellant’s appeal or undermining the Supreme Court’s authority.
Despite objections from the EFCC’s legal team, Justice Emeka Nwite approved the postponement until October 30, 2024, for a decision on Bello’s appeal.
Justice Emeka Nwite mentioned that based on the arguments presented by the legal counsel, he would need to address the raised issues regarding the appeal and the former governor’s arraignment.
.){kind=link}