The witness stated that no transaction in Exhibit 33(8) had Mr Bello’s name.
Justice Emeka Nwite had ordered the temporary forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to Mr Malami.
Mr Nwite, who granted the prayer, observed that the prosecution did not oppose the request.
Mr Nwonke said the convicts told him that as soon as the NDLEA officers sight them, they (the convicts) will put up a smiling face as a code to the officers on duty.
The Federal Government, through the AGF, had preferred an 11-count terrorism charge against eight defendants, including Bello Turji, who is still at large.
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, fixed March 25 for ruling on EFCC’s application for a final forfeiture order on $13 million linked to Aisha Achimugu.
Messrs Usman and Abba, popularly called Mallam Mamuda, were arraigned on 32-count charge bordering on terrorism and others.
The judge, who noted that the case was a vacation matter, ordered that the file be returned to the registry for reassignment by the CJ.
Mr Olukoyede rebuffed Mr Malami’s assertion that he was being “persecuted”.
Judicial authority flows not from protestations of virtue but from silence, restraint, and an almost austere commitment to procedure.
