A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, July 19, 2021 dismissed a ‘no-case-submission’ application filed by former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, and his co-defendants against the N29 billion fraud case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Recall that Nyako’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi SAN, had argued that the evidence and witnesses brought by the EFCC did not establish that his client committed fraud while serving as Governor of the State.
“Infact, for a charge relating to money laundering to succeed it must be proved that the money laundered is subject of illegal act.
“There is no such evidence in the instant case,” Agabi had said.
In his ruling, Justice Okon Abang dismissed Nyako’s no-case submission.
The EFCC is prosecuting the former Governor alongside his son Abdulaziz and two companies on a 37-count charge of money laundering, criminal conspiracy, stealing and abuse of office.
The EFCC had, so far, called 21 witnesses to establish its claims against the former Governor and the co-defendants, but the Governor had submitted that he had no case to answer.
