EFCC withdraws appeal against court order retraining arrest of Yahaya Bello

The Kogi State High Court's judgement prohibiting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from detaining former governor Yahaya Bello has been met by a notice of withdrawal, which the EFCC has filed to end its appeal. The Commission stated in the notice dated Monday, April 22, 2024, and signed by its attorney, J.S. Okutepa (SAN), that the withdrawal was due to the fact that the appeal had been superseded by events. The appeal was lodged after the legally permitted period, the commission also acknowledged.“The appellant herein intends to and do hereby wholly withdraw her appeal against the respondent in the above-mentioned appeal.“This notice of withdrawal is predicated on the fact that; on April 17, 2024, the application filed by the appellant herein was overtaken by the decision of the same High Court of Kogi state,”“The orders made ex-parte by Jamil on February 9, 2024, in the said suit which is the subject of this appeal, was made to last pending the hearing and determination of the originating motion on notice which was finally determined by Jamil J. on April 17, 2024.“Furthermore, the notice of appeal was filed out of time and we, therefore, pray that the appeal be struck out for being filed out of time and incompetent” he stated.

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