Economic and Financial Crimes Commission AFCAC, in a news release on Friday, reported that Federal High Court Setting in Abuja's top the arrangement of former Coggiste Governor the Higher Adoza Below, after the former governor told the court he was not yet prepared for the case. According to ya Hire Below, he was here to mobilize his legal team for the eighty point two billion naira's money laundering allegations. Hence he told the court he should be given more time to
prepare for the case. Details of the EFCAC news release rates below weber team. A Federal High Court setting in Abuja has slettered the arraendment of the former Cogiste Governor, the Higher Adoza Below for December thirteen, twenty twenty four. Justice and Mecca inuite on Friday, November twenty nine, twenty twenty four, directors the court's registrar to issue a hearing
notice to Below's legal team regarding his arraendment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission FCC is prosecuting Below on nineteen count charge of money laundering to the tune of eighteen point two billion niners. Addressing the court about the former
governor's presence in court. Prosecution Council Kenny Pinherro san urged the court to proceed with the arraignment, stating that the defendant's presence satisfied the legal requirement for the process in view of his physical presence in court and relying on sections two hundred and seventy one to two hundred and seventy seven and section three hundred and ninety two of the Administration of Criminal Justice at ACJAI, respectfully applied that
the charge being to the defendant his flee be taken and my Lordship adjoint for further proceedings. He said. He referenced to Courts of Appeal rulings detured August twentieth, twenty twenty four, which upheld a defendant's presence in court as satisfactory in love for his arraignment, and further gotrussed his with the fact that Bello had failed to appear in court on several occasions, prompting an application for his trial
in absentire. Bello, in his response, informed the court that he had not mobilized his legal team on the arrangement and pleaded for time to do so. Justice Inwitty, in a short ruling adjointed to December thirteen, twenty twenty four, to enable the prosecution to solve the defendant's counsel with the necessary processes. In addition, the court directed the Registrar to issue a hearing notice to Below's legal team and order that the former governor be remanded in the custody
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