Judge Peter Lifu from the Federal High Court, sat in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, July 11, 2025 was postponed until July 23, 2025 for deciding about the submission of the case of the former Governor of the Benue State, Gabriel Suswam.
Suswam, the first defendant beside him, his financial commissioner, Omodachi Okolobia faced the accusation that was changed 11 due to allegedly diverting N3.1 billion, became part of the results of the sale of the state government shares held in the name of Benue Investment Company and Limited property through Elixir Securities Limited and Elixir Investment Partner.
In the trial process, the advisor to the first and second defendants, Chenelu Ogbozor and Paul Erokoro, San told the court regarding their request for the submission of cases, in accordance with articles 302 and 303 from the administration of the Criminal Court Law, ACJA, 2015, was submitted on May 28, 2025 with a written address submitted and served on July 10, 205, was submitted on May 28, 2025 The prosecution advisor, Rotimi Jacobs, San, attracted the attention of the court to his response to the application, dated July 2025, with a written address that was attached and prayed that the court stopped the implementation of the defense team, which stated that he had no substance and had no services.
Justice Lifu was postponed until July 23, 2025 for the decision on the case submission.