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ALLEGED MONEY LAUNDERING: Yahaya Bello Drags EFCC to Supreme Court Court
***Moves to set-aside order for his arrest
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to the Supreme Court for declaring him wanted.
Bello is facing a 19-count charge the anti-graft agency preferred against him, following his alleged complicity in money laundering, to the tune of N80.2billion.
He was billed to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday for his arraignment.
However, when the matter was called, the team of lawyers representing the former governor, led by Mr. A. M. Adoyi, drew the attention of trial Justice Emeka Nwite to the pendency of the appeal before the apex court, stressing that the affidavit of record was filed on September 23.
Adoyi said the appeal is seeking to set-aside the arrest warrant that was issued against his client on April 17.
Consequently, he urged the trial court to suspend the planned arraignment to await the outcome of the appeal before the Supreme Court