Judge recuses self from N10bn money laundering case against Ali Bello

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has recused himself from the ongoing N10 billion money laundering case against Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Omotosho, in a ruling on Thursday, held that he considered the decision reasonable, fair and in the interest of the parties, the administration of justice and society at large.
The development followed the confession by the court registrar, Mr Nasir Zubairu Onimisi, that he had tampered with one of the exhibits tendered by the EFCC, which was prosecuting the matter.
The anti-graft agency had filed the...