The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, lost his bid for bail on Tuesday as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court struck out his application.
Justice Maryann ruled that the bail application, filed on November 22, was premature, as it was submitted before Bello was taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello was apprehended on November 26 and subsequently arraigned on November 27.
In her ruling, Justice Maryann emphasized that the application for bail was made while the former governor was not yet in the EFCC's custody, thus not meeting the necessary procedural requirements.
Bello, along with co-defendants Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu, was arraigned before the court on a 16-count charge filed by the EFCC on behalf of the Federal Government.
The charges include criminal breach of trust regarding an alleged mismanagement of N110,446,470,089, among other offenses. The case is ongoing before the FCT High Court under the docket number FCT/HC/CR/778/24.
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