A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has issued a public summons to Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, in a bid to force him to appear before the court on October 24 .
The summons issued by Justice Maryanne Anenih is based on a 16-count charge preferred against Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on alleged financial breaches to the tune of N110.4bn
Anenih ordered the EFCC to publish the summons in a national newspaper and paste copies of the summons on Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous places on the premises of the court.
The former governor is to stand trial on this fresh 16-count charge alongside two officials of the Kogi state government — Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Oricha who were alleged to have used funds from the Kogi state treasury to acquire properties in highbrow areas within the FCT and in Dubai.
