Judge returns case file in ‘terrorism financing’ trial of Bauchi commissioner

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 13/01/2026
Emeka Nwite, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, has returned the case file of Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi state commissioner for finance, to the chief judge for reassignment. Nwite, who was the vacation judge during the yuletide, made the order on Tuesday following the resumption of court activities after the vacation. Adamu, a former branch manager at Polaris Bank in Bauchi, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing and money laundering. He is standing trial alongside three others, Balarabe Abdullahi (…)
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