The trial-within-trial in the alleged N10 billion money laundering case involving Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman, continued on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with both defendants maintaining that their statements to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were obtained involuntarily. The judge, James Omotosho, admitted in evidence, two certified true […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday admitted the confessional statements of four defendants standing trial over the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, rejecting the defence’s request for a trial-within-trial to determine their voluntariness. Trial judge, Emeka Nwite, overruled the objection after listening to arguments from both the prosecution […]