A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the transfer of the case involving the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, who is facing allegations of terrorism financing amounting to 9.7 million dollars, to the Chief Judge of the court for reassignment.
Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order on Tuesday, directing that the case file be returned to the Chief Judge for further administrative action. The decision came about two weeks after the court ordered the remand of the defendant at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
Adamu, a former branch manager of Polaris Bank Plc in Bauchi State, was arraigned on December 31, 2025, alongside three other defendants identified as civil servants. The co accused are Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed.
They are facing a 10 count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, bordering on conspiracy, conversion of public funds and alleged terrorism financing. The offences are said to contravene provisions of the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022.
According to the EFCC, the defendants allegedly conducted multiple cash transactions totalling about 9.7 million dollars without routing the funds through any recognised financial institution.
The anti graft agency further alleged that between January and May 2024, Adamu and other officials of the Bauchi State Government authorised the release of 2.3 million dollars in cash to Bello Bodejo and individuals linked to him. The prosecution claimed that the transactions were carried out with the involvement of key signatories to the state government accounts.
The case is expected to continue once it is reassigned by the Chief Judge.
