The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to present himself before the court for arraignment.
Giving the order on Tuesday, the court also restrained Bello from taking further action in the charges before him in the case until he has been formally arraigned.
In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ken Amadi, the Court allowed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the judgment of Hon Justice Isah Abdullahi Jamil of the Kogi State High Court in a fundamental right case filed by Bello in February 2024.
The court found that the appeal by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Okutepa on behalf of the EFCC is meritorious and described as scandalous the judgment of the lower court when it held that the purpose of the case instituted at the trial Court was to shield the Yahaya Bello from his criminal trial.
