Again, court reschedules arraignment of ex-governor Yahaya Bello on N80bn money laundering charges

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The arraignment of Mr Bello had stalled on 18 April, 23 April and 10 May due to his repeated absence from court.

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But the prosecuting lawyer who appeared for the case on Thursday, Rotimi Oyedepo, a SAN, denied any request for a new arraignment date. He also asked the defence team to apologise to the prosecution for not producing the defendant in court in line with their undertaking.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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