The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has tendered additional bank records in the ongoing trial of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Bello is facing trial alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving about N110.4 billion.
At the resumed hearing before Justice Maryanne Anineh, the prosecution, led by Kemi Pinheiro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, presented a compliance officer with Zenith Bank, Mashelia Arhyel Bata, as prosecution witness six. During cross-examination, the witness identified entries in statements of account, including payments of ten million naira to Abdulsalami Hudu and funds paid to Halims Hotels and Tours in Lokoja, but said he could not determine the purpose of the transactions.
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The witness also testified on transactions linked to the Kogi State Government House account, including transfers from the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service. He confirmed that withdrawals made by the third defendant were by cheque and duly authorised. The court adjourned the case to January 16 for continuation of the trial.
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