The EFCC on Tuesday closed its case against
former Taraba governor Rev. Jolly Nyaeme, who is
standing trial before an FCT High Court on
charges of N1.6 billion fraud. The EFCC’s counsel,
Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told the court that the
prosecution had decided this morning to close
the case against the former governor. In
response, the lead defence counsel, Mr
Omosanya Popoola, said that he would file a `no
case submission.’ “In view of the closure of the
prosecution case, we shall be making a no case
submission pursuant to section 303 of the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act,’’ Popoola
said. He said he would serve the prosecution with
the written address, next week. The trial judge,
Justice Adebukola Banjoko, adjourned the case
till Dec 5. The prosecution closed its case after
calling 14 witnesses during the trial which started
since 2010. Nyame is facing trial on a 41-count
charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64
billion state funds, during his tenure as governor.

Source: Vanguard