Nigeria: Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello must be arraigned as appeal court upholds lower court judgment — Africa Links 24

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of a Federal High Court, Abuja which restrained former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, from moving any preliminary objection until he is arraigned.

A three-member justices of the court, in a unanimous decision on Tuesday, held that the trial court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite was right when it ruled that it would no longer entertain any application, including the appellant’s preliminary objection challenging its…