Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a "no-case submission" filed by the former director of Small Scale and Medium Enterprises, (SMEDAN), Bature Masari.

Judge Obiora Egwuatu dismissed the no-case submission and ordered the defendant to enter his defence against the fraud charges.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), through its Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, shared details of the ruling in a statement on Thursday.

According to the statement, the judge held that the prosecution has sufficiently proved that Mr Masari has a case to answer and should therefore proceed to defend himself against the allegations of fraud and corruption brought against him by the EFCC.

The judge a...