N29BN Fraud accusation: The court postponed the trial in Nyako, the Plea EFCC Bargain Report

Judge Peter Lifu from the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday postponed the trial in the Tawar Report -the defense between the former Governor of the State Adamawa, Murtala Nyako, and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) until July 25.

The commission has charged a former governor and three others for alleged N29 billion fraud.

EFCC accused that Nyako and his son, Abdulaziz, complicated with two other defendants – Zulkifikk Abba and Abubakar Aliyu – to divert funds from the Ministry of Finance of the State Finance of Adamawa.

The defendants are suspected of diverting funds between 2011 and 2014 using five companies.

The companies are registered as Blue Opal Limited, Sebore Farms & Extension Limited, Fortunes Limited Pagoda, Tower Asset Management Limited, and Crust Energy Limited.

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At the continued trial, EFCC’s lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), tells the court that after the death of the former President of Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), cannot meet with other parties to solve extraordinary problems in the settlement.

Jacobs added that AGF had directed him to ask for a short delay.

Mr. Mathew Onoja, who emerged for Nyako and other legal advisors, did not mind the application for delays.

Judge Lifu said that because there was no legal advisor who objected to the request of delay, he would give it.

Therefore, he postponed a report trial on the defense offer until July 25.