Alleged N10bn fraud: Court adjourns Ali Bello’s trial over new counsel request

The proceedings of Ali Bello, nephew to erstwhile Kogi State politician Yahaya Bello, was connected Tuesday stalled astatine the Federal High Court successful Abuja pursuing a petition for adjournment by his caller counsel.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection shared connected the authoritative leafage of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

According to the statement, the lawsuit is being heard earlier Justice James Omotosho, with Bello lasting proceedings alongside Dauda Sulaiman connected allegations bordering connected misappropriation and wealth laundering amounting to implicit N10 billion.

It was gathered that the caller defence counsel, Ahmed Raji SAN, informed the tribunal that helium had conscionable been briefed connected the substance and needed clip to survey the lawsuit file.

He said the petition had been communicated to the prosecution, seeking adjournment to decently hole for the case.

However, it was further noted that prosecution counsel Rotimi Oyedepo SAN, opposed the application, arguing that owed process was not followed successful notifying the tribunal astir the alteration successful ineligible representation.

“My lord, I impulse the tribunal not to concede to the petition for adjournment connected relationship of a speculative applicat...