Mr Okpozikbo said, “The money was fraudulently taken because some of the suspects we interrogated confessed to that.”
Mr Burkaa said that from 2023 till date, the court indulged the prosecution with eight adjournments.
The witness , an investigator with EFCC however, said he could not recall the total number of banks where officials hoarded currencies.
The judge subsequently adjourned the case until January 29, 2026 for continuation of hearing.
Under cross-examination by Matthew Burkaa (SAN), Mr Emefiele’s counsel, the witness told the court that he does not know the owner of the accounts.
The EFCC chairman disclosed that part of the recovered funds had been channelled into key national programmes
The counsel for Mr Emefiele urged the court to refuse the applications
Mr Grumnaan further told the court that there was another $200,000 Mr Ikechukwu-Ayoh received from the same person and handed to Mr Emefiele in his Lagos office.
Mr Emefiele’s lawyer said that the request was due to the failure of the prosecution to be present in court having known of the adjourned date.
Mr Emefiele’s co-defendant, Henry Omoile, is facing a three-count charge bordering on unlawful acceptance of gifts by agents.
