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Speaker 1: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission AFCC on Wednesday reported new

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charges included in the corruption case against former Kogi State

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Governor Yahia Belu totally sixteen but on Thursday, EFCAC has

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added more three fresh charges to scale up the charges

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to nineteen counts. Since the free former governor submitted himself

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for prosecution on Tuesday, court reporters have filed in reports

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on Thursday morning that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

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e FSC will today arrange former Cogistate Governor Alhaji Yahya

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Adozabelo on fresh charges of alleged money laundering. Scheduled to

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appear before Justice a Mecca Ubite at the Federal High

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Court in Abuja. Belofaces in nineteen count corrupt practices enlightenment

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while he was the governor of Kogi State. The arrangement,

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originally slated for January twenty seventh next year, was brought

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forward after Belo presented himself at the EFCAC. On November

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twenty seventh, twenty twenty four, Bello was arraigned before High

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Court in the Federal Capital Territory FCAT on sixteen count

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charges of alleged bridge of trust, which he denied Bello

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on Tuesday, told the court that it was necessary to

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prepare for his defense and sought for bell. Justice Marion Anni,

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who presided over the case result ruling on the bell

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application until December tenth and remanded below and two court

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defendants in EFCC cost to depending the decision. Before now,

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EFCC had declared wanted the former governor over allegations that

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the former governor was sending money out of Cogiste government

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coffers to foreign exchange marketers to covert the state funds

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to dollar for the payment of his children’s school fees.

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Ltils of some of the new charges against the higher

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below as stated in the EFCC news release on Wednesday

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with caption EFCC he arranged Yahya Belo for alleged one

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hundred and ten point four billion ners fraud reads in

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full Belu. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission a FCAC

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on Wednesday, November twenty seventh, twenty twenty four arrng a

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former governor of Kogi State, Yahia Adozablo, before Justine Marie

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and Anneeddy of the Federal Capital Territory f City High

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Court Metema Abuja. He was arranged alongside Umashwaivo Orija and

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Abdussalami Hudu on a sixteen count charge bothering on criminal

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bridge of trust and money laundering to the tune of

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one hundred and ten point four billion neras count A

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level of the charge reads that yahire Adoza Belu Oumashwaibo

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Orija and Abdulzalani hid sometime twenty twenty two in Abuja,

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within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, whilst thousand dominion

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over the State Treasury, the Sundesley used the total sum

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of five million, six hundred and ninety eight thousand, eight

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hundred and eighty eight Rams for the acquisition of a

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property located at Hotel Apartment Community Bunch Califer Line Bim

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situate at Plout one hundred and sixty Municipality Number three

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four five seven five six two Skyview Building No. Four

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hundred and one, floor four, Dubai United Arab Emirates UAE

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Cloud sixteen rates Dat Yahia Anoza Velo, some time between

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twenty seventeen and twenty eighteen in Abuja, within the jurisdiction

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of this Honorable Court, had under your controlled the total

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sum of six hundred and seventy seven miras eight hundred

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and forty eight thousand, six hundred and seventy seven million,

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eight hundred and forty eight thousand MIRA unlawfully obtained from

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Vispop Business Solution Limited. They all pleaded not guilty to

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the charges when they were raved to them. Following their please,

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EFCC Council Kerry pinher Son informed the court of the

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prosecution’s readiness to commence trial. However, counsel for the first

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and second defendants, Joseph Daldussan, moved an application for Bell

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for his clients. Pinhero opposed the application, arguing that it

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predated the arrangement of the defendants and was there for

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pre much war, hasty and procedurally flowed. Daldo had clarified

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that the Bell application before the court was datened November

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twenty second, twenty twenty four, and urged the court to

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admit bellew to Bell my Lord. The application is supported

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by a written address and exhibits, including Exhibit A, which

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demonstrates that the first defendant responded to the court’s public sommons.

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His appearance today signifies his commitments to stund trial. His

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cited sections three hundred and seventy eight two and three

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hundred and seventy one of the Administration Criminal Justice at

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ACJA in support of the Bell application. In response, pin

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Hero reminded the Court that the Bell applications only become

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relevant after arrangement when the court assumes full jurisdiction over

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the defendant. The application before your Lordship was filed on

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November twenty, second before the defendants submitted himself to the

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Court’s jurisdiction this morning. This renders the application hasty and incompetent.

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The Efsences Council also highlighted Belou’s alleged history of disregarding

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court summons and judicial processes. The records before this Court

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demonstrate bad conduct. The first defendant has treated previous court

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orders with this then, including failing to appear before the

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Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal. This conduct

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punctures his claim of good behavior and commitment to justice.

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Pin Hero further emphasized the gravity of the allegations, stressing

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that this case involves over one hundred and thirty billion

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miers in public funds alleged to have been used to

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acquire properties across Abuja and other locations. Given the defendant’s

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political influence granted, Bell poses a significant risk to the

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integrity of the trial counsel to the tod defendant also

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moved for Bell, arguing that the application was competent and

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should be granted. However, pin Hero opposed, pointing out that

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the Told defendant, who served as a cashier during the

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alleged fraud and is now a permanent secretary, remains in

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the position to influence witnesses or repeat the offense. My Lord,

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witnesses in this case are civil servants and subordinates of

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the Told defendants. His continued liberaty poses a significant risk

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to the trial process, he said. Similarly, pin Hero opposed

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Bell for the second fendant is still in government service, stating,

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my Lord, the circles defendant is still the director general

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at the Government House the Sale office implicated in this case.

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His position creates a likelihood of further interference in the

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investigation and trial justice and any order that the defendants

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reminded in EFCC custody and adjoint the hearing of the

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Bell applications to December tenth, twenty twenty four. Lady Queen,

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date you need in a mortgage is aware