Alleged ₦110bn Fraud: Court Issues Public Summons Against Yahaya Bello
Justice Maryanne Anenih issued the summons following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued a public summons against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
The summons requires the embattled former governor to attend court on October 24 to answer to a fresh 16-count pending allegations against him.
Justice Maryanne Anenih issued the summons following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Anenih further ordered the EFCC to publish the public summons in a widely circulating newspaper and to post copies of the public summons at Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous places on court premises.
The EFCC claimed that it had been unable to serve Bello with the charge filed on September 24, in which the ex-governor and two others, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu were charged with criminal breach of trust amounting to ₦110.4 billion. ...Continue Reading
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