N3bn Alleged Fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Benue governor after eight years
Nigeria, March 21 -- The trial of a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has recommenced at the Federal High Court in Abuja after an eight-year journey
Mr Suswam was re-arraigned on Thursday before Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja alongside the Commissioner of Finance under his administration, Omadachi Okolobia, on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering.
Messrs Suswam and Okolobia pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them.
Mr Suswam's lawyer, Adedayo Adedeji, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and Mr Okolobia's lawyer, Paul Erokoro, also a SAN, prayed the court to allow their clients to enjoy the previous bail conditions granted them by Ahmed Mohammed, the former judge, who was...
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