The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a notice of withdrawal to discontinue an appeal against an order of a Kogi High Court restraining it from arresting the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
In the notice filed on April 22, the EFCC said the withdrawal is predicated on the fact that events have overtaken the appeal.
The commission also admits that the appeal was filed out of the time allowed by law.
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Recall that former governor Yahaya Bello had, in a bid to stop his arrest, approached the Kogi State High Court to enforce his fundamental rights.
The court, in a ruling it delivered on February 9, issued an interim order that restrained the EFCC from inviting, arresting or prosecuting him over the subject matter of the charge against him, pending the determination of the suit.
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