Alleged N80bn fraud: Ex-Gov Bello pleads not guilty, gets N500m bail

From Godwin Tsa Abuja

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday admitted the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to bail in the sum of N500 million and two sureties in like sum.

The decision was made after the former governor had pleaded not guilty to the 19-count money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…