At the commencement of proceedings yesterday, EFCC counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacob, informed the court that the matter was due for continuation of trial but that he could not proceed because he could not find his star witness. He accused some unknown persons of being behind Udoh’s absence and vowed that they would be prosecuted. He said: “Our main witness that we intended to call, we have approached him for more than six months. EFCC went to his house in Umuahia yesterday and this morning but met his wife who said he travelled to Calabar. Kalu’s counsel, Mr Awa Kalu (SAN), accused the EFCC of a ploy to foist an adjournment on the court.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2018 03:56 UTC