The money laundering trial of two family members of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who were his wife, Rashida Bello and nephew, Ali Bello, resumes today before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Count 3 stated thus: “That you, Ali Bello, Abba Adaudu, Rashida Bello sometime in November, 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court procured E-Traders International Limited to transfer the aggregate sum of $570,330 to account number no; 426-6644272 domiciled in TD Bank, United States of America, which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of proceeds of unlawful activity to with: criminal misappropriation, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to...
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, and in view of their pleas, prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo , urged the court to give a trial date to enable the prosecution to prove its case. Meanwhile, the Kogi State government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said it was sad that an agency charged with the responsibility of fighting graft in the country had turned itself into a pawn in the hands of political opponents of the Kogi State government with untamed desperation to damage the integrity of the governor and the government of the state.
“Allowing convicts to roam about the society portends a great danger to our judicial system. Rasheed Bawa cannot be allowed to continue to disobey court orders at will while also evading justice. Let justice be done,” the statement stated. “This has further exposed the uncivilised, unconstitutional and unethical practices of the anti-graft agency. Their latest approach has further confirmed to Nigerians that they have an institutional agenda against the governor and Government of Kogi State,” he said.
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