The judge hearing the alleged N4.9bn fraud case against a former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn from the case, The Punch reports.
Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday withdrew from the case.
He ordered the return of the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for re-assignment to another judge.
He directed Fani-Kayode and his co-defendants to go and await further directive from Justice Auta.
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