Joe Agi, who appeared for the defendants, did not oppose Mr Okoroma’s application. Mr Lifu adjourned the matter until April 30 for re-arraignment or further proceedings.
The judge gave Ms Alison-Madueke five days to file and serve the amended processes and granted EFCC 14 days from the service date to respond.
The judge agreed with EFCC’s counsel that though a bench warrant was issued against Mr Bello, “fair hearing cannot be sacrificed on the altar of a bench warrant.”
The EFCC has admitted the co-defendants to administrative bail in an alleged money laundering charge filed against former Governor Yahaya Bello.
Mr Adoyi then prayed the court to refuse the oral application of Pinheiro.
The governor said that the plan to arrest him was unconstitutional and a flagrant violation of his fundamental right.
He noted that the group was aware that some of the students were “freelancers and remote workers who sell their skills in exchange for cash rewards online.”
The matter, scheduled on number 15 on the cause list, could not proceed due to the absence of the presiding judge, Inyang Ekwo.
They are Maxwell Opara, Gold Nwankwo and Jubilate Obasikene, who are all practising in the law firm of Maxwell Opara and Associates.
