Dauda stated this at the ongoing money laundering case filed against Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On payment made into one Faizat Business Enterprise, the defendant’s counsel told the witness to look at the transaction of 6th May 2022, in the 6th column. The purposes of other payments, according to the witness, ranged from agrochemicals to farm inputs and medical consumables. Daudu then asked, “Do you know if this defendant (Yahaya Bello) is a local government chairman and which local government in Kogi state?”“No, the defendant wasn’t a local government chairman,” the witness responded. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, thereafter, adjourned the case to 5th and 6th February, 2026, for continuation of the trial.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 04, 2026 18:11 UTC