Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- Judge Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, returned the case file of the terrorism financing trial of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance Yusuf Adamu and his co-defendants for reassignment to a new judge.

Mr Nwite took up the case in December as a vacation judge tasked with handling emergency matters during the last Christmas/New Year festivities.

The judge said on Tuesday that with the resumption of the court from vacation, the matter assigned for adjudication during the break had to be returned to the Chief Judge for reassignment to the substantive judge, who will see the case through to the end.

Mr Nwite, who announced the decision as the parties and their lawyers came prepared for co...