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Speaker 1: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCAC has described as fact

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media reports and the reports posted on the personal first

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book page of former Coggi State Governor Yahia below, which

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has indicated that the wanted former governor reported himself to

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the Anti Corruption Commission, added the suspect is not in

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its custody. EFCAC, in a press released a few minutes ago, said,

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Melia reports today that a former governor of Coogi State,

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mister Yahia below is in the holding facility of the

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCAC is incorrect. The Commission

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wishes to state that below is not in its custody. Bello,

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already declared wanted by the Commission for alleged eighteen point

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two billion naire’s money laundering charges, remains wanted with a

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subsistence warrant for his arrests. Then O Yawa Lee they

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held media and publicity. EFCAC stated we had reported that

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the former governor of Cogi State, the higher below, on

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Wednesday reported himself to the headquarters of the Economic and

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Financial Crimes Commission EERSAC, Nigeria anti corruption agency that has

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declared the former governor wanted over alleged corrupt practices while

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he was in office as Coggistate Governor, an action that

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has meant the suspect to go into hiding for months.

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The fugitive decision of the hire below has pat reactions

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among members of the public for months, with some at

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certain intervals do let mockery of the Anti Corruption Commission

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of not being able to locate and arrest the free

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Cogistate former governor, who was said to be hidened inside

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the Coggistate government House. A statement issued by the spokespass

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of the former governor indicated that the former governor decided

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to go out of hiding based on advices from family

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and political associates, on the ground that he has not interfered.

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Former Governor of Coogie State, his Excellency Alhaje a higher

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below today honor the invitation of the Economic and Financial

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Crimes Commission. This decision was meant after due consultations with

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his family, legal team and political allies. The former governor,

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who has great respect for the role of law and

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constituted authority, had all the while only so the enforcement

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of his fundamental rights in order to ensure due process.

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The case has been before a competent court of jurisdiction

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and Alhajai a higher below had been duly represented by

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his legal team at every hearing. It is important for

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the former governor to now honor the invitation of the

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EFCC to clear his name as he has nothing to

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hide and nothing to fear. The former governor believes family

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in the efforts of the administration of President Borda Amed

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Tenable to place Nigeria on the part of sustainable economic

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development and supports the fight against corruption in the country.

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It is on record that he was the first governor

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of Kogiste to put in place and anti corruption mechanism

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to check graft and ensure that the resources of the

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state work for the people of the state. He was

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accompanied to the Efcacy headquarters by high profile Nigerians. It

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is our hope that the Commission will be as professional

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as necessary and respect his fundamental rights as a citizen

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of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Details of his engagement

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with the operatives of the Anti graft agency will be

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disclosed later or here. Michael Director the Higher Velo Media Office, stated,

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we had earlier in July reported that the Federal High

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Court sitting in Abuja has sent the lawyers of the

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former coogistate governor the higher below to the Legal Practitioners

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Disciplinary Committee LPDC for investigation following their actions in handling

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the case of eighty point two billion nyers as aged

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court committed by the former governor. According to news statement

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from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFSAC, the court

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asked the LPDC to investigate the lawyers who our Senior

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Advocate of Nigeria from HISS called out for failing to

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produce ya hire below in courts. The news release rates

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in court below those justice a Mecca in White of

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the Federal High Court setting in Abuja on Wedness Day,

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July seventeen, twenty twenty four torn down an application by

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a former governor of Kogi State ya Higher below seeking

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a state of procedens and stolen of his arrangements is

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the alleged eighty point two billion nayers money laundering charge

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instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Also,

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the court has asked the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee LPDC

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to investigate Belo’s Council Abuaham Mohammed san and Adeola Addedipei

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Sam for professional misconduct for renading on their undertakings to

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produce the former governor for arraignments. The court had on

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June twenty seven to twenty twenty fourth sletted Wednesday for

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ruling on an application by the efc Cisild Council Kenny

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Pinherro San praying the court to hold Mohammed and added

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pay for contents of court. At the resumed session of

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the court on Wednesday, Mohammad tried frantically to persuade the

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court to allow stay of proceedings, arguing that appeals have

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been entered at the Court of Appeal Abujai Division. Both

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prosecution and defense councils held the court in fiery arguments

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over the ruling. Pinnharo submitted that Bello’s lawyers were only

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trying to arrest the ruling men for Wednesday on their

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felt undertakings to produce their clients for arraignments. He cited

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several authorities to establish the fact that since the matter

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brought before the appellate court had not been determined, the

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trial court should not hold proceedings on the matter before

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Rulin on the ef SCE’s application to hold Mohammad and

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Adedic Pay for contempt of the court in view of

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the afilial to honor the undertakings the meant to produce

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the former governor for arrangements. Justice to White asked the

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Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee LPDC to investigate the two senior

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lawyers for professional misconduct. He stressed that Below’s lawyers failed

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to bring their clients for arrangements against their assurances and

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undertakings before the courts. Ordinarily, I would have taken this matter, Helen,

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but I would prefer to refund the matter to the

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Legal Practitioner’s Disciplinary Committee to propose necessary recommendation and necessary

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sanctions against the councils, he said. The judge also initially

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refused to grant the application of withdrawal of services to

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Below by adede Pay. However, after passionate appeals by Piniero,

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he granted it both directed Adedicay to make a formal

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application before the court to that effect. Meanwhile, Abdo perhaps

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said he would try to bring Below to court on

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the next John Dead, though without taking any undertaking to

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that effect. Pinherro informed the court that the prosecution on

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its part would meant the necessary arrangement to bring the

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former governor to court as the EFCC was making efforts

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to liees with other sister security agencies to extract the

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defendant from the Kogistev government house where he is hibernating.

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Justice White thereafter adjoint the matter till September twenty fifth,

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twenty twenty four. Four arrangements below is first in prosecution

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alongside his nephew are below. The other Suleman and Abdul

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salamg Hudo on nineteen count charges bordering on honey lundering

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to the tune of eighty billion, two hundred and forty

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six million, four hundred and seventy thousand and eighty nine

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nyers and eighty eight cobos. Cobo only sas one needy

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queen Dan knees in a morgigicialware