Court to rule on admissibility of EFCC witness’ statement in Yahaya Bello’s trial June 15.

The Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Thursday fixed June 15 for ruling connected whether an EFCC’s witnesser connection sought to beryllium tendered successful the ongoing proceedings of erstwhile Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is admissible successful enactment with the Evidence Act.

Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the day aft counsel for the EFCC, Kayode Enitan, SAN, and lawyer to the ex-governor, Adebayo Adedeji, SAN, made their submissions connected the propriety of the application.

The improvement occured erstwhile Enitan sought to tender the connection made by the 14th prosecution witnesser (PW-14), Shehu Bello, successful continuation of the evidence-in-chief.

Earlier, erstwhile the substance was called, the EFCC’s pb counsel, Kemi Pinheiro SAN, told the tribunal that the substance was scheduled for continuation of the examination-in-chief of PW-14.

He said helium would let his colleague, Enitan, to pb the witnesser successful evidence.

While being led successful evidence, the witnesser told the tribunal his engagement successful the spot located astatine Plot 1891, Dalla Hills, Maitama successful Abuja.

“My friend, Ali Bello, approached maine if I cognize immoderate bully operation institution that tin physique a location for him.

“So I recommended a company, Metro Deck Construction Company limited. I brought them and helium gave them the occupation to physique the location for him.”

Asked connected however the institution was paid, the witnesser said that Ali Bello made transfers to them, and connected ...