A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued a public summons against the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to attend court and answer a fresh 16-count charge pending against him.

Naija News reports that by the summons, the immediate former governor of Kogi State, Bello must attend court on October 24 in response to the summons and for his arraignment along with two other defendants.

Justice Maryanne Anenih issued the order for public summons in a ruling on Thursday, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In granting EFCC’s application, Justice Anenih ordered the commission to publish the public summons in a widely circulating newspaper.

According to the Nation, Justice Anenih also ordered the “EFCC to paste copies of the public summons on Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous places on court premises.”

The EFCC had claimed that it had been unable to serve the former governor of Kogi State with the charge filed on September 24 in which the ex-governor and two others were charged with criminal breach of trust to the tune of ₦110.4billion.

The other two defendants in the charge are Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu.

Bello’s absence stalled the arraignment earlier scheduled for Thursday.