An FCT High Court has issued a public summons against a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, over a fresh 16-count charge of fraud against him.

Justice Maryanne Aninih on Thursday issued the order for Bello to appear on October 24 for his arraignment alongside two other defendants.

Justice Anenih ordered the EFCC to publish the public summons in a widely circulating newspaper.

She also ordered the EFCC to paste copies of the public summons on Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous places around the court premises….[CONTINUE READING HERE ▶▶]

The order followed an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) because it had been unable to serve Bello with the charge filed on September 24.

The anti-graft agency said the defendants: Bello and two officials of the Kogi State Government – Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Oricha – were alleged to have conspired to use the state government funds to acquire properties in high-brow areas within the FCT and in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to the tune of N110.4billion.