Yahaya Bello, the immediate former governor of Kogi State, entered a not-guilty plea to the EFCC‘s (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) alleged 80 billion Naira scam.
Bello was charged with 19 counts, which included alleged money laundering, before Federal High Court Judge Emeka Nwite in Abuja.
At the reopened hearing, EFCC counsel Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, informed the court that he intended to revoke a previous ultimatum to postpone the arraignment date.
Events had taken precedence over the application, he claimed.
Since Joseph Daudu, SAN, the defendants’ attorney, did not raise any objections, Justice Emeka Nwite approved the request and rejected the application.
