Former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako and his son, Abdulaziz Nyako have lost their bid to stop the 29 billion Naira money laundering charges brought against them by the Federal Government.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed their appeal seeking to
terminate the fraud case against them on the grounds that the exhibits
and evidence provided by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, did not link them with the commission of the
alleged offences.
In a unanimous judgment of a 3-man panel of Justices of the Court of
Appeal, the former Adamawa Governor and his son were ordered to go
and defend themselves against the fraud charges.
Justice Olabisi Ige who read on behalf of the panel held that both oral
and documentary evidence tendered against them by the EFCC
effectively
