Court strikes ex-Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello’s bail application

December 10, 2024

Former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello

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Justice Maryann Anenih o a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, high court on Tuesday struck out the bail application filed by former governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi.

Mrs Anenih struck out the application on the grounds that it was filed when the former governor was yet to be taken into custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.