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Proceedings in a terrorism financing case involving senior Bauchi State officials took a decisive turn on Monday as the Federal High Court in Abuja refused bail for the defendants, opting instead to fast-track the trial. Justice Emeka Nwite declined the bail application filed by the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three other…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, alongside three other officials before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged offences bordering on money laundering and terrorism financing involving the sum of $9.7 million. The other defendants are Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed…