Na wah! Former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, don catch break for court matter wey concern am as dem don allow am travel go Saudi Arabia for 2026 lesser Hajj. Na Federal High Court for Abuja wey grant this permission, as Justice Emeka Nwite dey yan say make dem release Bello’s international passport wey don dey with dem.
Bello dey face trial for serious matter wey concern misappropriation of funds; EFCC don dey pursue am since dem accuse am of laundering over N80.2 billion. He don deny all those allegations waka pass like say na movie.
Dis request come from Bello himself through im lawyer Joseph Daudu, SAN. Dem talk say him never visit Holy Land for over eight years, and now wey Ramadan dey waka come, e need to go pray make God clear the wahala wey dey ground for im side.
Daudu, wen dey represent am, tell court say Bello need this chance to observe lesser Hajj for the holy month, so say im fit dey seek divine intervention. Court waka follow the matter, and Kemi Pinheiro, wey be EFCC lawyer, no vex for the request, but make am clear say dem no go move any trial date.
Justice Nwite hear dem and decide say e go gree make Bello collect im passport back starting from March 13, 2026, for small ten days. Meanwhile, trial go still continue on January 30, wey dey come. Dis trial go dey continue as dem dey examine one witness wey dem call to check cash inflow matter.
Witness wey dey call Olomotane Egoro, wey work for Access Bank, don open mouth talk say funds dey enter account of certain business wey Bello dey collect money from. E talk say plenty money don waka out from these accounts, and na why EFCC dey on dis case wey don drag for long.
As we dey watch how this drama dey unfold, we fit only hope say justice go reign and make we see how e go end. Na true say we dey feel the summer heat, but this trial dey sweet like fresh palm wine in corner beer joint!
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