N84bn Fraud: EFCC Serves Bello’s Lawyer Charge Sheet In Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, and his attorney Abdulwahab Mohamed a copy of the charge sheet alleging N84 billion in fraudulent activities.

In response to Bello’s absence from court on Tuesday, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order.

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At his arraignment on a 19-count allegation of suspected ₦84 billion money laundering, he did not appear in court.

The judge relied on section 384 (4 and 5) of the Administrative and Criminal Justice Act 2015, directing the counsel to the immediate past governor to receive a copy of the charge.

The court held that where it had become impossible to effect personal service of a legal process on a defendant, such could be done through substituted means.