Court refuses to halt Yahaya Bello’s trial, refers defence lawyers for disciplinary procedure

Court refuses to halt Yahaya Bello’s trial, refers defence lawyers for disciplinary procedure

The Federal High Court in Abuja rejected on Wednesday former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s application to halt his arraignment on N80 billion money laundering charges. The judge, Emeka Nwite, also referred Mr Bello’s lawyers – Abdulwahab Mohammed and Adeola Adedipe, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) – to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) … Read more