A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, has adjourned hearing in the report of the plea bargain between former Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, until July 25, 2025.

At the resumed hearing, EFCC lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs, informed the court that, following the death of former President Mohammadu Buhari, the Attorney- General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, was unable to meet with other parties to resolve outstanding issues in the settlement.

Jacobs further stated that the AGF had instructed him to request for a short adjournment.

Defence counsel, Mathew Onoja, who announced appearance for Nyako did not object to the application for an adjournment just as the other defence counsel also did not raise objections.

Meanwhile, Justice Peter Lifu noted that since none of the defence counsel objected to the adjournment request he was minded to grant it.

He also noted that since the court had taken judicial notice of the seven-day mourning period declared by the federal government, the case was adjourned until July 25.

Recall that the last adjourned date, Jacobs informed the court that both parties had started discussions on the possibility of settling the matter out-of-court.

EFCC had filed a charge against the defendants bordering on criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering, alleging that Nyako and his son, Abdulaziz, connived with two other defendants, Zulkifikk Abba and Abubakar Aliyu and diverted over 29 billion Naira from Adamawa treasury.

The defendants were alleged to have diverted the funds between 2011 and 2014 using five companies, just as the anti-graft agency alleged that the defendants had in their bid to conceal the illicit origin of the stolen funds, embarked on the development of estates in Abuja.

However, in a ruling delivered on July 19, 2021, Justice Okon Abang held that he was satisfied that the defendants had a case to answer.