The N80.2 billion money laundering trial of former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, resumed on Monday before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had a strong presence at the court with heavily armed operatives strategically positioned around the premises.
Armed with various guns and accompanied by trained dogs, the operatives blocked one of the main roads leading to the court complex using one of their vehicles, indicating a high level of security for the trial.
Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN) is the lead counsel for the defendant, while Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), heads the EFCC legal team.
Persecondnews recalls that the court had on Friday, December 13, 2024, granted Bello bail in the sum of N500 million with two sureties in like sum.
The former governor had pleaded not guilty to the 19-count charges slammed on him by the EFCC.
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