HOW BAUCHI ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL TRANSFERRED STATE FUNDS TO PRIVATE COMPANY - WITNESS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 How Bauchi Accountant-General Transferred State Funds to Private Company - Witness   Trial of the Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammed Jaja continued on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu with a witness revealing how Jaja diverted state funds to a private company. Jaja is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC ,  alongside Aliyu Abubakar, Abubakar Muhammed Hafiz, Ari Manga and Muhammed Aminu Bose, for alleged corruption. The defendants are being prosecuted by the EFCC on an amended five-count charge of money laundering, diversion of public funds, and criminal misappropriation of funds to the tune of N1,635,270,350.9 (One Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty-five Million, Two Hundred and Seventy Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty Naira, Nine Kobo). Prosecution counsel, Ekele E. Iheanacho, SAN told the court that the matter was for trial before calling in the first...

ALLEGED N1.5B ECOLOGICAL FUND FRAUD: EX-NIGER GOVERNOR TO KNOW FATE ON NO -CASE SUBMISSION MAY 8.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE



Alleged N1.5b Ecological Fund Fraud: Ex-Niger Governor to Know Fate on No -Case Submission May 8.


Justice Yeliam Bogoro of the Federal High Court Lagos, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, set May 8, 2026 for ruling on the no- case submission, filed by a former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu and his co-defendant, Umar Muhammed Nasko.


Thursday’s proceeding was for adoption of final addresses by the prosecution counsel, Faruk Abdallah, counsel for the first defendant, Y. Kalamu and Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN, for the second defendant.


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Aliyu alongside Nasko, a former Commissioner for Environment, Parks, Gardens and Forest Resources, on an eight-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, money laundering and conversion of ecological funds to the tune of N1,509,791,200.00 (One Billion, Five Hundred and Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety-one Thousand, Two hundred Naira).


In their reply on the no- case submission of the defendants, the prosecution counsel informed the court that he filed his response on February 5, 2026, adding that the defendants were arraigned before the court on April 28, 2017, on eight-count charges, bordering on conspiracy and money laundering.


The prosecution counsel also informed the court that the prosecution in proof of its case,  called 11 witnesses and tendered several exhibits. “At the close of the prosecution’s case, the first defendant opted to make a no -case submission. The first defendant filed a written no- case submission on 18th December 2025. In response thereof, the prosecution has filed this address and adopts the same as its response,” he said.


On the no -case submission of the second defendant, the prosecution counsel observed that “At the close of the prosecution’s case, the second defendant opted to make a no-case submission. The second defendant filed a written no- case submission on November 23, 2025.”


Justice Bogoro adjourned the matter till May 8, 2026 for ruling on the no-case submission.

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