Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged $9.7m Terrorism Financing: Judge Returns Bauchi Commissioner’s Case File for Reassignment

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, On Tuesday, 13 January, 2026, gave an order returning the case file of the Bauchi Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, for reassignment to a substantive judge to handle the matter. While giving the order for reassignment, Justice Nwite stated that the matter was returned to the Chief Judge because it was a vacation matter which needed to be reassigned to a substantive judge to handle. Adamu was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Balara…