Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Court Adjourns Ashinze, ex Dasuki's Aide's Trial to Feb 20

Justice Babatunde Quadri of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of Nicholas Ashinze, a former special assistant to then National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd); an Austrian, Wolfgang Reinl; Edidiong Idiong and Sagir D. Mohammed to February 20, 2019. They are facing a 13-count charge of corruption and money laundering to the tune of N3.6billion. At today's sitting, prosecuting counsel, Offem Uket had sought to tender some documents in court through the first witness, Remigus Ugwu. Ugwu, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank PLC, Maitama, Abuja branch narrated how th…