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Court Adjourns Alleged $9.7m Terrorism Financing Trial of Bauchi Commissioner Indefinitely

Naija News • 3d ago
Court Adjourns Alleged $9.7m Terrorism Financing Trial of Bauchi Commissioner Indefinitely
Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, adjourned indefinitely, the alleged terrorism financing trial of the Bauchi State Finance Commissioner, Yakubu Adamu. Justice Umar disclosed that the decision was following request for the transfer of the case by the prosecution. According to the trial court, prosecution counsel, M.O. Adebayo, had written to the Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, expressing discomfort with the handling of the matter and requesting that the case be transferred to another court. Umar, however stated that the CJ was yet to respond to the letter written by the prosecution. Responding, defence counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, expressed shock at the development, arguing that any communication to the ...
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