Court adjourns ex-minister’s N450m fraud case over Plateau insecurity

The Federal High Court sitting in Jos has adjourned the alleged N450 million money laundering case against former Minister of Water Resources  Sarah Reng Ochekpe and two others citing security concerns in Plateau. It recalled that in a suit FHC/J/141C/2017O, Ochekpe and former acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, Raymond […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Jos has adjourned the alleged N450 million money laundering case against former Minister of Water Resources  Sarah Reng Ochekpe and two others citing security concerns in Plateau.

It recalled that in a suit FHC/J/141C/2017O, Ochekpe and former acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, Raymond Dabo and the state campaign coordinator of 2015 Goodluck Jonathan, Leo-Sunday Jitong were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a three-count charge of money laundering and conspiracy amounting to N450 million.

During today’s sitting both the presiding judge, Justice Musa Kurya, Prosecuting counsel, Ahmad Muntaka and Defendant’s counsel, Sunday Oyawole were in court.

When the case was mentioned the plaintiff’s counsel, Muntaka Ahmad requested for the adjournment because his witness PW3 was unable to attend the sitting due to crisis that erupted in the state recently.

The counsel to the defendants, Sunday Oyawole didn’t object the request for the adjournment.

However, the judge presiding over the matter, Musa Kurya adjourned the case to 14th November, 2018 for continuation of the case.