Alleged fraud: Yahaya Bello arrives FCT court

Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has arrived at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja where he’s being tried for alleged N110 billion fraud.

During the hearing on the case on Tuesday, the EFCC sought an adjournment to Wednesday and admitted his co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, to administrative bail.

The anti-graft commission then prayed to the court for an extension of time for the 1st Defendant to appear.

Reports had it that Bello had on Tuesday honoured an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

However, EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said the former governor, who was declared wanted by the commission, never submitted himself but got arrested by the operatives of the agency in Abuja.

He said Bello was arrested at about 12:54 p.m. and detained in the commission’s Abuja office.