A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has shifted the alleged money laundering case against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman, to October 7, 2024, for continuation of trial.
Justice James Omotoso adjourned the matter on Tuesday after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had called seven witnesses to prove the money laundering charge it preferred against Ali Bello and his co-defendant.
While Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, appeared for the EFCC, Abubakar Aliyu and Olusegun Jolaawo, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) represented Bello and Suleiman respectively.
In the 10-count amended charge, the anti-graft agency accused the defendants of diverting money, running into millions of naira belonging to the Kogi State government.
The EFCC said the alleged offences contravened Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011.
In the charges, Ali Bello and Dauda Suleiman were alleged to have concealed several millions of naira with one Rabiu Musa Tafada, a Bureau De Change operator trading under Global Venture in Abuja.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against them by the EFCC.
Justice Omotoso had ordered that the defendants should continue to enjoy the bail conditions granted them earlier in the previous charge.
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