November 27, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, over alleged money laundering offences totaling N110.4 billion.
Bello, who had been elusive since April when EFCC operatives failed in an attempt to arrest him at his Abuja residence, surrendered to the commission on Tuesday, following weeks of legal maneuvers to evade arrest and prosecution.
As exclusively reported by THEWILL last Wednesday, the former governor had been in talks with EFCC investigators and eventually agreed to appear at the agency’s Abuja headquarters.
Clad in a white caftan and blue cap, Bello arrived at the court premises before 9 a.m. under heavy security by EFCC operatives.
He was arraigned alongside his two co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, before Justice Maryann Anenih.
Bello is facing a 16-count charge related to money laundering, with allegations that he diverted public funds during his tenure as governor.
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