“We have not bothered ourselves about the case in the first place because it lacked focus, merit and moral standing, and we refused to be distracted by it in any way.”
He admitted opening an account in the name of JAMB/J.O. Olabisi in a commercial bank on the instruction of Mr Ojerinde.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, struck out the suits for lack of diligent prosecution.
The trial did not hold as scheduled on Wednesday following the absence of the prosecution and defence counsels.
The group accused state governments of slashing the number of beneficiaries of the NG-CARES scheme and the grants from the federal government.
Wang Bin, chairman of China Life Insurance Company, has been indicted by a Chinese procuratorate for suspected bribe-taking and concealment of overseas savings.
Three former ministers from the previous President of South Korea Moon Jae-in administration were indicted on charges of abusing their power to force state agency chiefs to step down.
Also charged by the EFCC were Cluster Logistic Limited, Kangolo Dynamic Cleaning Limited, and Drew Investment & Construction Company Limited.
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court ordered that two Shari’a court judges, a cashier and 16 other financial registrars be remanded in prison custody over alleged N580.2 million theft.
The figure is expected to further grow by 30 per cent, surpassing $28 billion by 2027.
