The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC yesterday docked the immediate past Director-General of the National Broadcasting ComÂmission, Mr Emeka Mba and three others namely Patrick Are, BaÂsil Udotai and Babatunji Amu over an alleged N15 billion fraud but the trial could not go on based on the difficulties experienced by the counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes CommisÂsion, Mr Salisu Majidadi in serving the amendÂed charge sheet on the defenÂdants.
The trial judge, Justice GabriÂel Kolawole gave order that the defendants should visit EFCC so as to be properly served.
Emeka Mba, Patrick Are, BaÂsil Udotai and Babatunji Amu who are 1st to 4thh defendants respectively are being prosÂecuted on a 15-count amended charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of public funds.
The defendants’ lawyers led by Mr Sunday Ameh (SAN) submitted that the issue of service or non-service of the amended charge is uncalled for because each of the defendants, for instance, the 1st and 4th deÂfendant had been served, while the 2nd and 3rd defendants had obtained copies of the amended charge from the third defenÂdant’s counsel.
The matter was adjourned to December 13, 2016
