Court Summons Yahaya Bello Over N110.4bn Fraud

By Akinwale Kasali

Former Kogi State Governor,  Yahaya Bello, has been summoned by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in Maitama, Abuja, to appear before it on October 24 to face a fresh 16-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Bello is charged by the EFCC, alongside two others—Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu—with alleged criminal breach of trust involving N110.4 billion.

The defendants were initially scheduled to take their plea on Thursday. However, when the case was called, the EFCC informed the court that all efforts to serve the charge filed on September 24, to the former Governor had been unsuccessful.

In response, Justice Maryanne Anenih issued a public summons, compelling Bello to voluntarily appear before the court on the adjourned date for his arraignment.

The anti graft agency has however been directed by the Court to publish the summons in a widely circulating national newspaper and to post copies at Bello’s last known address and  prominent locations within the court premises.