Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello snubs court again, seeks transfer of trial to Kogi

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Before Thursday’s scheduled proceedings that he snubbed, Mr Bello had avoided court sessions scheduled for his arraignment on 18 April, 23 April, 10 May, and 13 June.At the re-scheduled proceedings on Thursday, his lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , informed the trial judge, Emeka Nwite, of the defence team’s request for transfer of the case to his home state.

He added, “We requested in substance that this matter be administratively transferred to the Federal High Court, Lokoja Judicial Division, which we believe has territorial jurisdiction to handle this matter.” According to the News Agency of Nigeria , Joshua Ibrahim Aji, a Special Assistant to the Chief Judge, signed the 14 June letter addressed to Mr Oyedepo of the EFCC.

The EFCC lawyer also urged the court to cite the two SANs for contempt for violating the undertaking they gave the court at previous proceedings.But Mr Adedipe, in response to Mr Pinheiro, said he was not Mr Bello’s lead counsel. He noted that he had not made any undertaking regarding the production of Mr Bello in court.Mr Adedipe further informed the court of his intention to withdraw his representation for Mr Bello, citing section 349 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.

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.that it violated no court order by exercising its powers and relying on the arrest warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja on 17 April for his arrest to prosecute him.

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