There was confusion on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following amended charges filed against Alli Bello and Daudu Suleiman, including the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
DAILY POST reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the amended charge claimed they allegedly diverted about N100 billion belonging to the state government in September 2015, months before former Governor Bello assumed office as Governor. Governor Bello was not a defendant in the original suit, and was not in court.
lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, asked the court to reject the arguments of the defendant, adding that the court had on its own endorsed the amendment. In a brief ruling, Justice Omotoso recalled that he had granted accelerated hearing in the matter and had also ordered that all forms of objections must be kept in abeyance till address stage. He then directed the Registrar of the Court to read the amended charges.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kogi: Those who protested at EFCC are known political jobbers, enemies of our stateA group of Kogi indigenes on Friday, alerted the public to beware of political jobbers who they said were playing the script of their 'defeated paymasters with their recent show of shame at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission', saying Kogi State indigenes will forever be grateful to former Governor Yahaya Bello for his...
Read more »
Stop creating confusion in Benue APC – Zone C Youths tell Onjeh, OmakoloThe leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue South Senatorial District, otherwise known as Zone C, has called on Daniel Onjeh, the party’s senatorial candidate in the 2023 election and Benjamin Omakolo to stop creating confusion in the party.
Read more »
NNPC seeks EFCC support to fight crude oil theft“As we continue to do our best to deepen transparency and stamp out corruption from the system, there is one big challenge that you will need to help us with, Mr Chairman. That challenge is crude theft,” Mr Kyari said.
Read more »
EFCC arraigns 3 former Access Bank staff for stealing N16mThe Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 arraigned three former Staff of Access Bank and one other for allegedly stealing N15, 944,100 from the bank.
Read more »
Fresh crisis looms in Sultan Bello Mosque over deputy for Sheikh Gumi“That same process saw the emergence of Sheikh Ahmed Gumi who is the incumbent imam of the mosque,' a JNI official said.
Read more »
Tinubu better than Peter Obi – El-Rufai’s son, BelloThe member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Bello El-Rufai, has said President Bola Tinubu is better than Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Bello said Tinubu is the most experienced politician to become President.
Read more »