Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High
Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, July 11, 2025 adjourned
till July 23, 2025 for ruling on the no case
submission of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel
Suswam.
Suswam, the
first defendant alongside, his Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi
Okolobia are facing an 11-count amended charge for allegedly diverting
N3.1 billion, been part of proceeds from the sales
of the state government’s shares held
on its
behalf by the Benue Investment and Property Company
Limited through Elixir Securities Limited and Elixir Investment Partners
Limited.
At the proceedings, counsel to the first and
second defendant, Chenelu Ogbozor and Paul Erokoro, SAN informed the court of
their application for a no case submission, pursuant to Section 302 and
303 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA,
2015, filed on May 28, 2025 with a written address filed and
served on July 10, 2025 and urged the court to adopt the submission and
discharge and acquit both defendants, while the prosecution counsel,
Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, drew the attention of the court to his response to the
application, dated July, 2025, with attached written
address and prayed the court to discontenance the application of
the defence team, stating that it has no substance
and lacked merit.
Justice Lifu adjourned till July 23, 2025 for ruling
on the no case submission.
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