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If he gives an undertaking that his client will be in court on the next date, I can assure him that the arrest warrant will not be executed.” Yahaya Bello, who was once again absent from his scheduled arraignment, is facing a 19-count charge involving allegations of money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of funds amounting to N80.2 billion.
He contended that his client had not been served with the charge as legally required when the arrest warrant was issued, noting,“As at the time the warrant was issued, the order for substituted service had not been made.
That order was just made this morning.” However, Pinheiro urged the court to deny the application and set aside the arrest warrant unless Bello made himself available for trial..
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