The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has documented a notice of withdrawal to end an appeal against an order of a Kogi High Court restraining it from apprehending the previous Lead Representative of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

In the notice documented on April 22, the EFCC said the withdrawal is predicated on the fact that happenings have overtaken the appeal.

The commission additionally concedes that the appeal was filed out of the time permitted by law.

“The appellant herein intends to and do hereby wholly withdraw her appeal against the respondent in the above-mentioned appeal,” the notice partly read.

“This notice of withdrawal is predicated on the fact that on the 17th of April 2024, the application filed by the appellant herein was overtaken by the decision of the same high court of Kogi State.

“The orders made ex parte by Jamil on the 9th of February 2024 in said suit which is the subject of this appeal, was made to last pending the hearing and determination of the originating motion on notice which was finally determined by Jamil on the 17th April 2024.

“Furthermore, the notice of appeal was filed out of time and we, therefore, pray that the appeal be struck out for being filed out of time and incompetent.”

The EFCC is prosecuting Bello on 19 counts verging on supposed money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion. The case is before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

EFCC chief Ola Olukoyede, who promised to arraign Bello or resign, affirmed that the beset ex-Lead Representative pulled out $720,000 from the state’s accounts to pay his child’s school fees in ahead of time not long before he left office on January 27, 2024.

The anti-graft agency had declared Bello wanted after his successor, Lead Representative Usman Ododo allegedly purportedly him away on April 17, 2024, forestalling EFCC operatives to apprehend him (Bello) when they rounded up his Abuja residence.

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