The former governor is Kogi state Yahaya Bello was on Tuesday absent from court for his arraignment on a 19-count charge of alleged money laundering to the tune of N84billion.
Although security at the federal high court was watertight and manned by operatives of the EFCC and men of the Nigeria police, when the case was called before Justice Emeka Nwite of the federal high court Abuja the former governor was not in court.
The court had on 18th April adjourned for ruling on substituted service of the charge on the former governor, who the EFCC alleges is evading service
