Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Change of Counsel Stalls Trial of Fake Investigator Who Attempted to Defraud Gov. Al-Makura’s wife

The trial of Muhammed Momoh, who was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for attempting to defraud the Nasarawa State governor, Tanko Al-Makura, after posing as a “private investigator from the villa”, was stalled on March 7, 2018 due to a change of counsel. The prosecution team led by Benjamin Manji, had planned to present its first witness, Samaila Bello, but the defendant came to court with a new counsel. Godwin Omagbogu, the new counsel informed Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Apo, that he would need some time to go…