A tense standoff erupted in a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday as lawyers for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello engaged in a heated argument, prompting the judge to walk out of the courtroom.
The drama unfolded during Bello’s arraignment on fraud charges totaling N82bn. The former governor’s legal team, led by Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN, moved to exclude colleague Adeola Adedipe, SAN, from the proceedings, which was opposed by EFCC counsel Kemi Pinheiro, SAN.
