The Court of Appeal panel, led by Justice Okon Abang, took the decision in a unanimous judgment on Friday.
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Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order shortly after Maina’s counsel, Ibrahim Idriss, SAN, informed that he had carried out the earlier court directive to effect service of processes on the respondents within three days of the order.
Father and son are being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged money laundering.
The EFCC had instituted 37 counts alleged N29billion fraud against Nyako and his son.
Though Justice Okon Abang sentenced Maina to 61 years’ imprisonment and held that Maina should be with in NCoS but EFCC operatives disagreed with their counterparts in NCoS.
The court had found him guilty of inducing staff of Fidelity Bank to open bank accounts for him without conducting due diligence and money laundering.
Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, was found guilty on three counts of money laundering filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Ndume’s lawyer, Marcel Oru, urged Justice Okon Abang, on Monday, to grant his client’s application following the rearrest of Maina.
Justice Abang gave the order on Monday while ruling on the no-case-submission filed by the former Adamawa governor, his son Abdul-Aziz, and other defendants in the matter.
The judge will also hear the trial of Faisal, the son of the former pension reformed boss, who is on trial on three counts bordering on money laundering, the same day.
Ozigbu was re-arraigned before Justice Donatus Okorowo, following the transfer of Justice Okon Abang who was handling the matter to another division of the Federal High Court.
The EFCC also called on Justice Tsoho not to transfer the trial of his son, Faisal, and few other cases which matters had far been heard to a new judge.
The new date was fixed following the inability of Justice Okon Abang to preside in Monday’s proceeding.
Okon Abang, the presiding judge, had on Maina’s request, issued a subpoena compelling the AGF, Magu and nine others to come before the court on March 9, 10, and 11 to testify for the defendant.
The EFCC counsel, Farouk Abdullah, urged Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to reject the oral application by Katu on the grounds that it failed to comply with relevant section of the law.
Ihuoma told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, during the continuation of his cross examination by the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission’s lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar.
Ihuoma, a management consultant, whose firm, Crincad & Cari Nigeria Ltd was contracted by the PRTT for consultancy service, also told Justice Okon Abang how a renowned lawyer allegedly acquired a recovered property from the EFCC even while the property was still subject of litigation.
Ihuoma, a management consultant, whose firm, Crincad & Cari Nigeria Ltd was contracted by the PRTT for consultancy service, told Justice Okon Abang.
Delivering ruling, Justice Abang, said Maina had disappointed the court in his conduct.
Justice Okon Abang refused Maina bail in an early judgment on Thursday.