News available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court, Gudu, yesterday adjourned till March 2, the N1.162 billion fraud case against ex-Plateau State Governor Joshua Dariye by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Dariye is facing a 21-count charge on breach of trust and diversion of N1.162 billion Plateau State’s ecological fund.

The adjournment will give the defendant time to study a response to two motions he filed.

The motion by EFCC was served on him on February 13.

The first motion by the defendant on December 6 was for the prosecution to recall two of its witnesses, which included PW1 and PW9, for re-examination.

Prosecution witness (PW1) was the EFCC Investigation Police Officer (IPO), Mr. Musa Sunday, while PW9 was a witness from the United Kingdom, Mr. Peter Clark.

The second motion, filed on December 13, sought the withdrawal of Justice Banjoko to disqualify herself from the matter.

It prayed that the case be transferred to the Chief Judge of the FCT for re-assignment to another court.

In a letter addressed to the judge, Dariye accused her of “manifest and undisguised bias,’’ among others.

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Ecological Funds: Court adjourns Dariye’s case till March 2