The corruption trial for ex-Acting Accountant General Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku got postponed at the Federal High Court in Abuja after his main lawyer, Norrison Quakers, didn't show up. EFCC hit him with nine charges over allegedly laundering and stealing 868 million naira while he was running the federal finances.
Another attorney named M. Igwe stood in for Quakers and told Justice James Omotosho that the senior counsel sent a written notice saying the court date didn't work for his schedule. Prosecution lawyer Ekele Iheanacho pushed back hard, pointing out that Igwe had been handling the case before, and there was no legit reason he couldn't keep going with the proceedings.
The judge sided with the defense and bumped everything to February 2026, saying he wanted to protect the defendant's rights even though the prosecution wasn't having it.
Another attorney named M. Igwe stood in for Quakers and told Justice James Omotosho that the senior counsel sent a written notice saying the court date didn't work for his schedule. Prosecution lawyer Ekele Iheanacho pushed back hard, pointing out that Igwe had been handling the case before, and there was no legit reason he couldn't keep going with the proceedings.
The judge sided with the defense and bumped everything to February 2026, saying he wanted to protect the defendant's rights even though the prosecution wasn't having it.
