Appeal court orders Yahaya Bello to face fraud charges

 

Appeal court orders Yahaya Bello to face fraud charges

On Tuesday, August 20, the Court of Appeal in Abuja gave former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello an order to appear in court.

The former governor is to be charged with N80 billion in fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court in Abuja in April.

Alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, three other accused, he was charged with 19 counts of money laundering.

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This came after the court on April 17 issued an arrest warrant and enrollment order to the EFCC.


Bello has previously requested that his arrest be halted from the Kogi State High Court. 


The order was issued by the appellate court in response to an appeal brought by the EFCC against the lower court's decision, rendered by Justice Isah Abdullahi Jamil, that barred the commission from apprehending Bello.


The appellate court also barred the former governor from acting on the allegations against him until he was formally charged, according to Justice Ken Amadi's decision.

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The lower court's decision, which maintained that the Bello's criminal trial was being postponed, was deemed disgraceful by him.

The judge decided to grant the EFCC's appeal because it was well-founded. 



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