Security has been beefed up around the Federal High Court in Abuja ahead of the arraignment of former governor Yahaya Bello on a 19-count charge of alleged money laundering.
POLITICS NIGERIA earlier reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign Bello before the Federal High Court in Abuja today.
Bello will face a 19-count charge bordering on alleged N80.2 billion fraud.
The arraignment comes after months of hide-and-seek between Bello and the anti-graft body, with the former governor eventually surrendering himself to the EFCC last Tuesday. Mr. Bello has been in custody since then.
The EFCC alleged that Bello, along with his nephew Ali Bello, and two others, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu, engaged in money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of public funds.
