The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, dragged former State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello to Court over alleged involvement in N84 billion money laundering offences.
The former Governor was charged alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman and Abdulsalam Hudu.
EFCC is prosecuting the quartet on an amended 17-count charge of money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of fund to tune of N84, 062,406,089.88 before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja.
To make way for Yahaya Bello’s inclusion in the trial, prosecution counsel Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, on Thursday informed the court of an application before it for the amendment of the charges against the defendants, dated February 5, 2024, and filed the same day.
He then prayed that the amended charges be read to the defendants for them to take their their plea.
The judge granted the prayer, overruling objections from A.M Aliyu SAN, and Olusegun Joolawo SAN, counsels to Ali Bello and Suleiman, first and second defendants.
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