Yahaya Bello: Court fixes April 24 for ruling on EFCC’s plea to re-present exhibit to witness

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has fixed April 24 for ruling connected whether oregon not the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC could change the grounds of its witnesser by showing him his archetypal connection to the Commission.

The Judge fixed the day connected Thursday during the ongoing alleged wealth laundering proceedings of the contiguous past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

Counsel to the erstwhile Governor, Joseph Daudu, SAN, had objected to the determination by the EFCC counsel, Mr Kemi Pinheiro SAN, to re-present Exhibit 46, the 12th Prosecution Witness’ connection to the EFCC.

Daudu SAN argued that, to contradict its witness, the prosecution indispensable archetypal question the permission of Court to state the witnesser hostile.

This followed an grounds successful tribunal that appeared not to person aligned with what the witness, Abdullahi Jamilu, had written successful his archetypal statement.

The EFCC witness, proprietor of Kumfayakum Global Limited, had said helium converted definite funds deposited successful his relationship by 1 Abba Adaudu to United States dollars and handed it implicit to the second astatine assorted times, either successful his bureau oregon astatine the recipient’s office, successful Abuja.

He was asked if helium could callback delivering the funds astatine immoderate different determination different than the offices of some parties but helium said helium could lone affirm delivering the overseas currency astatine the office.

It was astatine that constituent that the prosecution counsel so...