Emefiele was charged with $4.5 billion
and N2.8 billion fraud.
Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his short ruling,
said he had considered the submissions of both parties and was satisfied with
the reasons given by the defence for adjournment.
He said: “I have considered the conflicting
submissions regarding whether I should adjourn for further continuation of
trial or not. I am satisfied with the reasons given by the defence. For the
adjournment sought, I grant it. I adjourned until May 9 for continuation of
trial.”
Earlier, counsel for the ex-CBN governor,
Olalekan Ojo, had informed the court that the prosecution had filed an
additional proof of evidence and he needed enough time to go through it.
Ojo argued that Emefiele had not seen the
document and that justice rushed was justice crushed.
“I am constrained at this point to ask your
lordship to do justice, the proof must be served early enough but I was being
served this morning.
“Defence may find anything useful in the
additional proof of evidence to cross-examine the witness in the box.
“I humbly urge the court to adjourn this matter so that I can thoroughly go
through it and study it,” he said.
The second defence counsel, Mr Adeyinka
Kotoye (SAN), also aligned himself with the submission of the first defence
counsel.
Kotoye argued that it was only in this part
of the world that prosecution would be conducting an investigation, while a
case was already ongoing in court.
He, therefore, urged the court to adjourn the case in the interest of justice and adequate opportunity to study the additional proof of evidence.
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