Nigeria, May 13 -- The trial of a Lagos socialite and politician, Kenny Martins, for an alleged N7.74billion fraud through the Police Equipment Fund (PEF) has been rescheduled for June 30.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Mr Martins, the PEF coordinator, alongside three others: Ibrahim Dumuje, Joni Icheka, and Cosmas Okpara.

They were charged with felony to forge documents at the at Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja in a bid to fraudulently change the members of the Board of Directors of NIGERSTALG LIMITED, original partner with the Federal Government on the PEF, and steal N7.74billion.

According to part of the charges, the accused committed the crime on March 31, 2006, an offence punishable under Se...