This was disclosed in a circular issued by the anti-graft agency which SaharaReporters obtained, stating that the adjournment was pronounced by Justice Peter Lifu.
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned a N3.1billion money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam to 8th of May, 2024.
This was disclosed in a circular issued by the anti-graft agency which SaharaReporters obtained, stating that the adjournment was pronounced by Justice Peter Lifu.
He said, “Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja has adjourned to 8th and 10th May, 2024, for the continuation of trial of the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan in the N3. 1 Billion Money Laundering case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.”
SaharaReporters had earlier reported how the former governor allegedly bribed the previous judge handling the case to subvert justice in his favour when the
The trial judge Suswam allegedly bribed was Justice Ahmed R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
A top source privy to the transaction in 2019 told SaharaReporters how Suswam gave the judge the equivalent of N500 million (in foreign currency) on the second week of June at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
The EFCC dragged Suswam to court for selling shares belonging to the Benue State Investment And Property Company and diverting part proceeds of the transaction (N3,111,008,018.51) to a company, Fanfash Resources, with Zenith Bank account number 1013677218.
Investigations revealed that the account belongs to one Abubakar Umar who operates a Bureau de change in Abuja.
The sum was later withdrawn and converted into foreign currencies and handed over to former governor Suswam at his house.