Former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has pleaded not guilty to the alleged N80 billion fraud levelled against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Yahaya Bello made the plea at the resumption of the hearing of his 19-count money laundering charge brought before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Counsel for EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro at the resumes hearing, notified the court of his intention to withdraw an earlier application for abridgment of the earlier date fixed for arraignment. He said the application had been overtaken by events.
Counsel to the defendants, Joseph Daudu didn’t object to the request.
Justice Emeka Nwite then granted the request and dismissed the application.
