Omokore is standing trial along with Victor Briggs, a former Managing Director, National Petroleum Development Company; Abiye Membere, a former Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production at the NNPC; and David Mbanefo, a former Manager, Planning and Commercial at NNPC, for a $1.6 billion fraud.
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Dikko, who was head of the Nigeria Air Force from September 9, 2010 to October 4, 2012, is facing a seven-count charge of money laundering before the court.
The allegation was leveled against the Roberts when the ONSA was headed by the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd).
At the resumed hearing of the matter on Thursday, the prosecuting counsel, Ben Ikani, told the court that the matter was for commencement of trial and that his first witness was in court.
When the matter was called on Thursday, Mohammed Shehu, the counsel to one of the respondents, asked the court for an adjournment to enable him familiarise himself with the case.
Moro is being prosecuted alongside a former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia, and a Deputy Director
The defendants: Abbas, Ibrahim Musa and Adam Suleiman, were arraigned on a seven-count charge, bordering on terrorism
Although the defendants were ready to take on an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission operative, David Nkpe, who appeared as the 10th prosecution witness on Friday, counsel for the the prosecution, Sylvanus Tahir, again pleaded with the judge, just as he did on Wednesday
Omokore was arraigned alongside Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, and David Mbanefo, on an amended nine-count charge of diversion of money