EFCC Vs Yahaya Bello: Court fixes March 9 for ruling on admissibility of document

The Federal High Court successful Abuja, connected Tuesday, fixed March 9, 2026, for ruling connected the admissibility of a papers sought to beryllium presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, successful the ongoing alleged wealth laundering proceedings of the contiguous past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the day for ruling aft listening to the arguments of the prosecution and defence counsels connected the admissibility oregon different of the property-related document, which Yahaya Bello’s counsel argued was not earlier the tribunal during the examination-in-chief of the 10th witness, Mahmoud Abdulazeez.

The documents are the rubric deed and irrevocable powerfulness of lawyer successful respect of a spot successful Gwarinpa District of Abuja allegedly sold by Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company to Azba Real Estate Limited astatine N100 million.

The rubric deed and the irrevocable powerfulness of lawyer were said to person been endorsed by Mubarak Dantata connected behalf of the operation company, and 1 Ali Bello connected behalf of the Azba Real Estate Limited.

Dispute arose erstwhile counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chukwudi Enebeli, SAN, sought to tender the 2 documents done Abdulazeez and was vehemently opposed by Joseph Daudu, SAN, pb counsel to the erstwhile governor.

Among others, Daudu argued that the documents were not admissible having not been c...