The former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello again has failed to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his arraignment in an N82 billion fraud case brought against him by the federal government.
Instead, Bello applied to the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, to transfer his trial to Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State.
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During Thursday’s proceedings, Bello’s counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, informed Justice Emeka Nwite that his client had written to the Chief Judge, requesting the trial be moved to Lokoja, arguing that the court there has territorial jurisdiction.
Adedipe did not mention the status of the Chief Judge’s response to the request and did not fulfill his commitment made on June 13 to produce Bello in court for arraignment.
At the time of this report, legal disputes continue between the prosecution, led by Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, and Adedipe.
The prosecution counsel is demanding that Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed, and Adeola Adedipe, both Senior Advocates, be tried for contempt for misleading the court.
