The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday okayed the amended N10 billion money laundering charges filed against Ali Bello, a nephew of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed the amended charges on 5 February, raising the number of counts from 10 to 17 against the younger Bello and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman, in a trial that dates back to 2022.
The prosecution named former Governor Bello in one of the amended counts as an accomplice, but has yet to charge him as a defendant.
