The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday 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 by Justice Emeka Nwite came as ex-Gov.
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. When the matter came up for hearing, the Defence Counsel, A.M. Adoyi, drew the court's attention to the fact that the issue of the arraignment of the defendant was the subject matter of an appeal already entered by him at the Supreme Court .
'The Court of Appeal said the mode of service was good and proper service. The appellant shall not take any further steps until he submits himself. But they took another step.' It will be recalled that the former governor submitted himself to the EFCC last Wednesday, accompanied by the Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, but the EFCC reportedly refused to interrogate or detain him.
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