Some members of di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC don safeguard di Federal High Court for Abuja as di trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello bordering on charges of fraud resume on Monday, February 24, 2025.
Di EFCC operatives were seen outside di courthouse carrying heavy guns as them block one major road wey connect di court complex to other parts of di city.
Not just guns, military dogs and other heavy weapons follow for written di operatives de use secure di entrance to the court.
JUST IN: EFCC operatives guard Abuja court as Yahaya Bello’s trial resumes today pic.twitter.com/2XIpppNu4i
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Lawyers intimidated by EFCC
Seeing di paparazzi wey EFCC operatives dey do, many lawyers wey dey intimidated by di display on express their discomfort through murmurs as di operatives de put them through unnecessary checks.
If you remember well, during December, di Federal High Court been grant Yahaya Bello bail of N500 million with two sureties wey fit provide di same amount.
Bello de face allegations of money laundering to do tune of N80.2 billion. Represented by Joseph Daudu, SAN, di former governor been plead not guilty to di 19-count charges bordering on fraud wey di EFCC been bring against him.
