A Minna Division of the Niger State High Court has adjourned the trial of a former governor of the state, Babangida Aliyu, to October 7, 8 and 9.
Mr Aliyu is standing trial alongside two others, his then Chief of Staff, Umar Nasko, and the Chairman of the
He was arrested following an order by a judge Aminu Aliyu on May 27, for failing to appear in court for a second time.These comprised two houses in Minna, a farmland with 12 chalets and four buildings at Birgi Minna, and N57 million.In a statement signed by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, on Tuesday, the agency said the last sitting in Minna presided over by Mikailu Abdullahi was adjourned following the absence of the first prosecution witness.
”However, they were absent in court, thus stalling the day’s proceeding, and prompting the trial judge to adjourn to September 10, 2019. According to the commission, first defendant, Olajide Ayodele, and counsel for the second defendant, Ibrahim Isiyaku, both cross-examined Mr Muhammad.
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