Alleged money laundering: Court adjourns case against retired Air Commodore until Dec. 7 due to ill health

The Federal High Court on Monday adjourned until December 7, the trial of a member of the Presidential Committee on Procurement of Arms and Equipment in the Armed Forces, Air Commodore Umar Mohammed (Rtd), due to ill health. The EFCC arraigned Mohammed on an amended five-count charge bordering on money laundering, illegal possession of firearms and possession of official documents without lawful authority in 2016. Justice Inyang Ekwo, fixed the date after Mohammed’s counsel, Hassan Liman, SAN, told the court that his client had a surgery and couldn’t sit down now. Earlier, EFCC lead prosecution…

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