Alleged N80.2b fraud: Court to rule March 9 on admissibility of property documents in Yahaya Bello’s trial
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Alleged N80.2b fraud: Court to rule March 9 on admissibility of property documents in Yahaya Bello’s trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled ruling for March 9 to decide whether or not to admit in evidence in the ongoing trial of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello a documents relating to the purchase of some property.
Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after lawyers to the prosecution and defence disagreed on whether or not the documents should be admitted by the court in evidence.
Trouble started when the prosecution attempted to tender the documents – the Deed of Assignment and the Irrevocable Power of Attorney – through the 10th prosecution witness (PW10), Mahmoud Abdulazeez in the course of his testimony.
Abdulazeez, who said he is a staff of Dantata & Sawoe Cons...