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A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has adjourned the case of money laundering involving the for Chairman of Ogori/Magongo, Mr. Gabriel Daudu and former Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr. Albert Soje have been standing trial since 2010.
The Accused persons have been dragged before the Federal High by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission on 16 in 2010 for allegedly committing money laundering and conversion of property running into several millions of Naira contrary to section 14 of Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2004.
The presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo in his ruling had adjourned the case to I8 and 19 respectively for continuation of the hearing.
In a charge Sheet as amended, the accused persons while serving as Local government Chairman, Daudu has between 2007 and 2009 converted sum oN15 million being the property of Local government with aim of aim of illicit origin thereby committing an offence contrary to section14.
Others are conversion of N6.4 million, N6.8 million between October and November 2008 and N334.7 million between 2008 and 2010 all punishable.
As for the Commissioner of Agriculture Mr. Albert Soje was said to have illegal converted a piece of land belong to the Rural Electrification Board by thereby committing illicit act.
Also he was charge for Abuse of office and subversion of dual process.
Leading in evidence by his legal counsel, Mr. Yemi Mohammed, the for Chairman of Ogori/Magongo local government area. Mr. Gabriel Daudu stated that he was not lodging money in his account above his income as alleged, saying that the bank lodgement was in respect the loan obtained from his Okene Branch of UBA.
Daudu also denied conversion of illegal property of the local government to his own as the Chairman.
However, leading counsel, Mr. Wahab Shittu did not object to the submission of the defense counsel, pledging that his was prepared to dispense with most of the cases before the court by the end of year.
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