The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed November 25 for the trial of former Anambra governor, Willie Obiano, over an alleged N4 billion money laundering case. The court adjourned the case after the new trial judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, rose after taking three judgments and a number of cases on the cause list.
The nine-count charge, preferred against the former governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was re-assigned to Justice Umar recently. The former judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, had fixed May 26 for the continuation of trial before the case was re-assigned to Justice Umar by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, in his May 18 press release.
Hadejia told the court that he is a businessman, who runs BDC companies. He said he had five companies and was invited by the EFCC as part of its investigations into the financial activities of the government of ex-governor Obiano. Another BDC Operator, Ayuba Tanko, on November 13, 2024, said between April and December 2017, a total sum of N416 million was paid into a company’s account he used, by proxy, in the ongoing trial of Obiano.
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