Alleged Contempt: EFCC wins case against Yahaya Bello at appeal court

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In the lead judgement of its three-member panel delivered by Joseph Oyewole on Thursday, the Court of Appeal held that “a court of law cannot preclude the EFCC or any law enforcement agency from investigating and prosecuting crime.”“This is a fundamental jurisdictional point that cannot be shoved aside as it borders on the doctrine of separation of powers.

It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.Mr Bello had anchored his refusal to appear in court on the Kogi State High Court ruling shielding him from arrest. He accused the EFCC of disobeying the court decision by filing charges against him and making moves to arrest him.

The Kogi State High Court had, on 25 April, issued an ex parte order summoning the EFCC chair, Mr Olukoyede, to appear before him to answer a contempt charge. The commission alleged that Mr Bello and others “reasonably ought to have known” that the money “forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity” – criminal breach of trust.

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