He was present in court on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The defence counsel, Fidelis Kaatpo, holding the brief of Garba Pwul, told the court that two of the witnesses were yet to be served summons. “The court bailiff was unable to serve them because they were not reachable,” he said. He also said that the witnesses reside in Jos. In his response, the EFCC lead prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, expressed concern that unnecessary adjournments may delay conclusion of the matter. The trial judge, Abebukola Banjoko, ordered that a fresh court summons be served on the witnesses. She adjourned the case till Tuesday, December13 for continuation of defence. Mr. Dariye recently decamped from the opposition PDP to Nigeria’s ruling APC. The fugitive lawmaker is still wanted in the UK from where he jumped bail after he was arrested for money laundering while serving as Plateau Governor. (NAN)]]>

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