Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, for arraignment on 30 December.

Judge Emeka Nwite issued the order on Wednesday after the EFCC failed, for the second time, to present Mr Adamu, a former Polaris Bank manager, for arraignment on six counts of alleged N4.6 billion money laundering.

EFCC filed the charges on 19 December against Mr Adamu and a firm, Ayab Agro Products and Freight Company Ltd.

The defendants were earlier scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, but proceedings could not take place as neither the EFCC nor the defendants appeared in court, despite defence lawyers being presen...