Mr Nwabuoku was alleged to have perpetrated the act while serving as the director of finance and accounts in the Ministry of Defence between 2019 and 2021.
The 65-year-old had been on bail since she was first arrested in London in October 2015.
The money was said to form part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity.
The respondents claimed that the aircraft was foreign-registered in Malta, listed on Malta’s Civil Aviation Register, and operated under an international charter.
Mr Omotosho also struck out the motion ex parte for being incompetent.
The judge also referenced a Supreme Court decision from December 15, 2025, which reportedly dismissed a related case on procedural grounds.
The judge struck out Relief One in Mr Kanu’s motion and ordered that the prosecution and the NCoS be served for them to respond in the interest of justice.
The judge said, “When I said representation, it is not his (Kanu’s) father, brother, sister or relations I meant. I mean his counsel.”
A three-member panel of justices held that the appeal lacked merit and had become academic after Mr Kanu’s conviction for terrorism offences.
“We have seen instances where the defendant beat his counsel to keep quiet while he is talking,” said the judge.
