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The Federal High Court has approved the written statements of Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, as evidence in a money laundering trial involving N10 billion. The judge dismissed objections raised by Bello and his co-defendant regarding the admissibility of these statements.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled a ruling for March 18 in the case regarding Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, and co-defendant Dauda Suleiman. The decision follows final submissions from both parties' legal representatives during the trial-within-trial.
In a significant development in the fraud trial of Dibu Ojerinde, the former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), both the defence and prosecution lawyers were absent from court, preventing any updates on settlement talks that have been ongoing for over six months.
