BABANGIDA ALIYU: Judge’s Absence Stall Trial of Ex-Niger Governor, Others—The trial of a former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, and his then Chief of Staff, Umar Nasko, on alleged N2 billion money laundering was on Monday, January 18, 2021, adjourned till March 29, 2021, following the absence of the trial judge, Justice A. B. Aliyu.
Babangida and Nasko are facing prosecution by the Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on amended three counts -charge of breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N2billion.
The trial, which was initially scheduled to continue on January 18, 2021 could not proceed as the prosecution team was told that the trial judge had travelled and that one of the counsels to the defendants is in self- isolation.
