The Federal High Court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the N4 billion money laundering trial of former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano.
Justice Mohammed Umar granted the adjournment on Tuesday following a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s legal team, led by S.O. Obila.
The case, which came up for the first time before Justice Umar, was previously handled by Justice Inyang Ekwo, who is currently serving a one-year suspension imposed by the National Judicial Council for misconduct.
Obila told the court that he had the instructions of the lead prosecuting counsel, Sylvanus Tahir (SAN), to seek an indefinite adjournment to await Justice Ekwo’s return.
He said, “In light of this, I have the instruction of the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr. Sylvanus Tahir (SAN), to apply that since we had called nine witnesses before the previous judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, we should wait for him to return and conclude the matter.”
The defence, led by Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), did not oppose the request.
