Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory’s High Court has issued a public summons to Yahaya Bello, the immediate former Governor of Kogi State, to appear in court and answer to a fresh 16-count ongoing allegations against him.

According to the summons, the former Governor is scheduled to appear in court on October 24 to respond to the summons and be arraigned alongside two other defendants.

Justice Anenih made the order for public summons in response to an appeal by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Justice Anenih directed the EFCC to publish the public summons in a widely circulated publication.

She also directed the EFCC to place copies of the public summons at Bello’s last known residence and in prominent locations on court grounds.
The EFCC said it was unable to serve Bello with the charge filed on September 24. The ex-governor and two others were charged with criminal breach of trust totaling ₦110.4 billion.

The other two defendants in the case are Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu.