₦110B Fraud: Yahaya Bello, Two Others Plead Not Guilty To 16-Count Charges
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others, have pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charges of fraud brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission amounting to ₦110 billion.
Former Governor Bello, who is the 1st defendant, vehemently denied the allegations before Justice Maryann Anenih as they were read out to them.
After taking their plea, the Defendant’s Counsel, Joseph Daudu, moved an application for bail. But the EFCC Counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, opposed the application, saying it had expired in October.
Making clarifications, the Defendant’s Counsel clarified this, saying that the only relevant application before the Court was the motion for bail in respect of the first defendant, which was filed on November 22.
Relying on all the paragraphs of the affidavit, he added that the bail application was also supported with a written address.