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Nigeria - Two witnesses scheduled to testify against former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, have died mysteriously.
Nyako, his son, Abdulaziz and two others standing trial for alleged multi billion money laundering charge were granted a N350m bail yesterday.
According to counsel to the EFCC, Mr Rotimi Jacobs, two of EFCC’s key witnesses against the accused persons had died mysteriously after volunteering indicting statements against the accused persons.
He gave their identities as Ma’aji Mohammad Iro and Abdulmalik Dalhatu, adding that they were not involved in autocrash but just died mysteriously.
EFCC expressed fear that if Nyako and the three others were granted bail, they might use their positions to cow other witnesses from coming out and that it would have difficulty prosecuting the case.
Jacobs also argued that both the former governor and his son, a serving senator might jump bail if so granted, because the duo fled the country after they were admitted to administrative bail by the EFCC while the matter was still under investigation.
Source: National Mirror
Nyako, his son, Abdulaziz and two others standing trial for alleged multi billion money laundering charge were granted a N350m bail yesterday.
According to counsel to the EFCC, Mr Rotimi Jacobs, two of EFCC’s key witnesses against the accused persons had died mysteriously after volunteering indicting statements against the accused persons.
He gave their identities as Ma’aji Mohammad Iro and Abdulmalik Dalhatu, adding that they were not involved in autocrash but just died mysteriously.
EFCC expressed fear that if Nyako and the three others were granted bail, they might use their positions to cow other witnesses from coming out and that it would have difficulty prosecuting the case.
Jacobs also argued that both the former governor and his son, a serving senator might jump bail if so granted, because the duo fled the country after they were admitted to administrative bail by the EFCC while the matter was still under investigation.
Source: National Mirror
