Nigeria, July 3 -- Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has postponed the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, over an alleged N80.2 billion fraud.

The case was adjourned to October 7 and 10, 2025.

The hearing on Thursday was supposed to continue the cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness, Aryan Mashelia Bata, who works as a Compliance Officer at Zenith Bank. However, the witness was absent because he was attending mandatory training.

Prosecution lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), told the court that both the judge and the defence team had been informed about the witness's absence ahead of time.

He said, "We planned to continue with the cross-examination today, but due to the witness's ...