Nigeria, April 18 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecutor said on Thursday that the government could resort to inviting the military to bring a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before the Federal High Court in Abuja to face trial for the N80 billion money laundering charges pending against him.

Mr Bello, who completed his tenure as Kogi State governor on 27 January, was scheduled for arraignment on 19 charges of N80 billion money laundering charges before the court on Thursday.

The arraignment was to take place before a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Emeka Nwite.

But Mr Bello was absent, stalling the scheduled arraignment.

The judge had, on Wednesday, issued a warrant of arrest against ...