Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, took over crowd control of the courtroom when Justice Maryann Anenih walked out at the FCT High Court in Abuja.
Justice Anenih, who came in to take the plea of the former governor and his co-defendants, rose abruptly and announced not to come back until there was sanity in the courtroom.
Shortly after the judge left the courtroom, Bello who sat in the front of the courtroom stood up and moved to the surging crowd.
He immediately directed his followers to vacate their seats and leave the courtroom.
His actions doused the tension without resistance, as the followers left the courtroom one after the other.
To ensure sanity in the courtroom, the former governor sat at the entrance to the courtroom and ensured that none of his followers disobeyed the order of the court.
Meanwhile, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) is leading the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) legal team for Bello’s arraignment while Joseph Dauda (SAN) leads the legal team of the former governor in the 16-count charges.
Bello has however pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him and his co-defendants by the EFCC.
