Breaking: Federal High Court Grants Yahaya Bello N500m Bail, Gives Condition
- The court on Friday, December 13, took a decision regarding the bail application of Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi state
- Justice Emeka Nwite granted Bello a N500 million bail but ordered him to provide two sureties in like sum with properties in Abuja as a condition for his release
- EFCC had arraigned Bello before the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a 19-count charge, bordering on alleged money laundering
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
FCT, Abuja - On Friday, December 13, the Federal High Court in Abuja granted bail to the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, who is facing charges of money laundering and mismanagement of funds.
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Justice Emeka Nwite, who presided over the court proceedings on Friday, ordered that the former governor must produce two sureties in like sum.
As reported by Channels TV, he said the two sureties must swear to an affidavit of means and must be owners of properties in Abuja.
In addition, the deputy chief registrar of the court will verify the title documents of the properties, which must be in Abuja.
Bello pleaded not guilty to the alleged N80 billion fraud charges levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Bello remanded in Kuje prison
Legit.ng reported that in an earlier ruling on Tuesday, Justice Maryanne Anenih of the FCT high court dismissed Bello’s bail application, because it was submitted on November 22, before his November 26 arrest and November 27 arraignment.
Following the court's decision, the former governor was sent to Kuje prison in Abuja pending his bail application.
Read more about Yahaya Bello vs the EFCC here:
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- Yahaya Bello appears in FCT High Court over alleged Kogi fraud, video trends
- Court rejects EFCC’s request to arraign ex-gov Yahaya Bello without lawyers
Gunmen abduct Yahaya Bello's aide
In another development, Legit.ng reported that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers allegedly abducted Kabiru Onyene, an aide to Yahaya Bello.
Onyene was abducted in his office, at Okene in Kogi around 7.05pm on Monday, December 9.
Ggun-wielding men in their numbers reportedly took him to an unknown destination.
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