US EditionCourt Shifts Yahaya Bello's Trial on Alleged Money Laundering Charges to Jan 29
Trial adjourned to late January to allow prosecution to finish examining key witnesses and resolve document authenticity issues, with detailed bank transactions highlighted in evidence.
- The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, adjourned Yahaya Bello's trial to January 29, 30, February 4, and 5 for continuation.
- To finish evidentiary work, the prosecution sought to conclude examining Olomotame Egoro and tender Exhibits 33 and 34, prosecution documents.
- Bank statements reviewed by Egoro revealed the Kogi State Government House Administration account from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, with seven columns and cash payments totaling N50 million in N10 million tranches plus withdrawals to Abdulsalam Hudu.
- A dispute over document signatures and service led defence counsel Abdullahi Yahaya, SAN to request a stand down, while prosecution counsel Kemi Pinheiro, SAN argued the substantive documents matched and the court briefly stood down.
- During Monday's cross-examination, Mshelia Arhyel Bata, Zenith Bank compliance officer and fourth prosecution witness, reiterated that Yahaya Bello's name did not appear as a beneficiary and testified withdrawals did not breach banking law.
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Court Shifts Yahaya Bello's trial on alleged money laundering charges to Jan 29
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned the alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to January 29, 30, and February 4 and 5 for continuation of trial. The matter was adjourned to allow the prosecution counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, to conclude the examination of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s seventh witness, Olomotame Egoro. When the matter was c…
Nigeria: Court adjourns Yahaya Bello’s trial for alleged money laundering until Jan. 29
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned the alleged money laundering trial of former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi until Jan. 29 for continuation of trial. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter to allow the EFCC’s 7th prosecution witness (PW-7), Olomotame Egoro, who was being led in evidence by its lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, to conclude his testimony. When the matter was called for continuation of trial, Pinheiro sought to tender …
‘N82bn Fraud’: Court Adjourns Yahaya Bello’s Trial To January 29
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello in the alleged N82bn money laundering case to January 29, 2025. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the new dates to enable the prosecution, led by Kemi Pinheiro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, to conclude the examination of the seventh witness presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olomotame Egoro, a Compliance Officer with …
Money laundering charge: Court shifts ex-Gov Bello’s trial to Jan 29
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned further hearing on the 19-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, filed against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to January 29, 2026.Bello, who piloted the affairs of Kogi state from 2016 to 2024, is facing trial over his alleged complicity in an N80.2billion fraud.The case was adjourned after the 7th prosecution witnes…
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