The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has ordered the former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, to present himself for trial.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in April moved to arraign the former governor for alleged N80 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
He was charged with a 19-count charge of money laundering alongside three other suspects – Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu.
Bello had earlier approached the Kogi State High Court to stop his arrest.
The High court gave the order while ruling on an appeal filed by the EFCC against the judgment of Justice Isah Abdullahi Jamil of the lower court which restrained the commission from arresting Bello.
In the ruling by Justice Ken Amadi, the appeal court also restrained the Bello from taking any further actions regarding the charges against him until he has been formally arraigned.
