Judge recuses self from N10bn money laundering case against Ali Bello

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has recused himself from the ongoing N10 cardinal wealth laundering lawsuit against Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Justice Omotosho, successful a ruling connected Thursday, held that helium considered the determination reasonable, just and successful the involvement of the parties, the medication of justness and nine astatine large.

The improvement followed the confession by the tribunal registrar, Mr Nasir Zubairu Onimisi, that helium had tampered with 1 of the exhibits tendered by the EFCC, which was prosecuting the matter.

The anti-graft bureau had filed the charges successful 2022, accusing Ali Bello, a nephew of erstwhile Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, and Dauda Sulaiman of fraud involving the alleged diversion of funds from the Kogi State Government’s coffers.

While Bello was listed arsenic the archetypal defendant, Sulaiman was the 2nd suspect successful the 10-count complaint marked FHC/ABJ/CR/550/2022.

Onimisi had, connected February 5, admitted successful unfastened tribunal that helium had confessed to the justice that helium tampered with Exhibit “N” aft the defendants allegedly promised to springiness him a location successful Abuja.

The improvement occurred portion an EFCC probe officer, Muhammed Abubakar, was giving ev...