By Ayodele Oni
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has refused to grant bail request by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who is currently standing trial on corruption charges.
The court on Tuesday presided over by Justice Maryann struck out Bello’s bail application on the ground that it was filed as of the time the former governor was yet to be taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The application was filed on November 22, while the former governor was taken into custody by the anti-graft agency on November 26 and arraigned on November 27.
On November 27, the former governor was arraigned before Justice Anenih-led court.
Bello was arraigned alongside Umar Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu in a 16-count charge filed against them by EFCC.
In the charge marked FCT/HC/CR/778/24, the former governor was charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of the sum of N110,446,470,089, among others.
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