Yahaya Bello To Celebrate Christmas A Free Man As KCC Releases Kogi Ex-governor

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  • Meets Bail Condition

By Kolawole Ojebisi

A former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been set free from from Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja.

The spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Adamu Duza, confirmed this to journalists on Friday evening.

Duza said, “Yahaya Bello has been released after meeting the bail conditions. He was released this evening (Friday).”

“The Controller of NCoS FCT, Ajibogun Olatubosun, was on the ground to ensure his smooth release and that all protocols were observed.”

Recall that the ex-governor of Kogi State was granted bail on Thursday by Justice MaryAnne Anenih in the sum of N500m.

The conditions included providing three sureties, each owning property in select high-value areas of Abuja, such as Maitama, Guzape, or Asokoro.

The court also ordered Bello to surrender his passport and restricted his travel outside Nigeria without prior permission.
The former governor, along with Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu, faces a 16-count charge of conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, and unlawful possession of property, brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

All three have pleaded not guilty.

Justice Anenih had rejected Bello’s initial bail application on procedural grounds but granted bail to his co-defendants.

Bello’s fresh application was approved on Thursday, leading to his release.

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