A high court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued a public summons to Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi state.
Gatekeepers News reports that presiding judge, Maryanne Anenih ordered Bello to appear before the court on October 24 to face a 16-count charge levied against him and two officials of Kogi state government — Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Oricha by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The charge borders on alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N110,446,470,089, contrary to sections 96 and 311 of the Penal Code Law Cap.89, Laws of Northern Nigeria, 1963, and punishable under section 312 of same law.
The presiding judge ordered EFCC to publish the summons in a national newspaper.
She also ordered the EFCC to paste copies of the summons on Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous places on the premises of the court.
The EFCC had brought the application before the court claiming that they had been unable to serve Bello with the charge marked CR/778/24 and filed on September 25.
