Nigeria, June 16 -- The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello seeking to strike out charges filed against him in an alleged N110.4 billion fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In a ruling delivered on Monday, Justice Maryanne Anenih held that the court has the jurisdiction to hear the case and rejected Mr Bello's argument that the proceedings constituted an abuse of court process.

The ruling clears the way for the continuation of the trial in Charge No. FCT/CR/778/2024, in which Mr Bello is being prosecuted alongside two co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu.

Mr Bello, through his lawyer, J....