Kogi loot: Don’t celebrate my bail conditions are stringent , I’m still in prison – Yahaya Bello tell supporters
The embattled immediate last Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello who is currently standing trial for an alleged N108 billion fraud before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on his supporters not to celebrate reports of his bail, as he is still in prison at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
The embattled governor who spoke through his supporter, Mazu Obera, Bello stated that the bail conditions set by the court are stringent and may long time some time to fulfill. As a result, he will remain in custody until February 26, 2025, when the case is set to be mentioned again.
FUSION CHRONICLES NIGERIA NEWSPAPER recalled that, the Federal High Court in Abuja had, on Friday, December 13, 2024, granted Bello bail in the sum of N500 million. Justice Emeka Nwite, who presided over the case, stipulated that the former governor must provide two sureties in the same amount.
The sureties are required to swear an affidavit of means and must own properties within Abuja, with the title documents to be verified by the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court.
The court also ordered the embattled governor to deposit his international passport and two recent passport photographs, alongside those of his sureties.Until these conditions are met, the ex-governor is to remain in the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja.
