Court Remands Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Over N110bn Frauds

Yahaya Bello

Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and two others have been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the ruling on their bail applications.

Justice Maryanne Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday reserved ruling in the bail applications filed by Yahaya Adoza Bello, and two other defendants till December 10.

This followed their arraignment on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged breach of trust.

Yahaya Bello, alongside two others; Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu, is facing a trial in a case marked FCT/HC/CR/778/24, which involves allegations of financial mismanagement totalling N110,446,470,089.

Before his arraignment on Wednesday, Justice Maryann E. Anenih of the Federal High Court had issued a summons on Yahaya Bello, ordering the former governor to appear in court for trial in the alleged N110 billion frauds preferred against him.

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