{"id":111857,"date":"2024-05-10T19:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=111857"},"modified":"2024-05-10T19:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:46:49","slug":"breaking-n80-2bn-fraud-court-rejects-yahaya-bellos-request-to-stop-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-n80-2bn-fraud-court-rejects-yahaya-bellos-request-to-stop-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING – N80.2bn fraud: Court rejects Yahaya Bello’s request to stop trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the request by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to halt trial in the hearing of the N80.2bn fraud charges brought against him.<\/p>\n

Bello asked the court to stay execution in his trial before Justice Emeka Nwite, on the grounds that there is an appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, before the Court of Appeal, against the contempt application filed by the defendant against the EFCC chairman, Ola Olukayode.<\/p>\n

Justice Nwite, in his ruling on Friday, however, rejected the application made by Bello through his lawyer Abdulwahab Mohammed.<\/p>\n

Nwite held that \u201cThe application cannot be entertained unless the defendant is present in the court. In the absence of the defendant in court, the motion on notice filed by the complainant can only be conducted if the defendant is in court\u201d.<\/p>\n

Justice Nwite held that Bello was trying to make rubbish out of a criminal case by choosing to stay in his house and not respect the court orders.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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