The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Counsel, Mohammed Hussain, on Wednesday in an FCT High Court insisted that a former director of legal services at the petroleum ministry, Grace Tiaga’s death certificate be produced before the court.
Taiga is being investigated before Equity Olukayode Adeniyi on claims verging on pay off in the questionable Gas Supply Handling Understanding (GSPA) among Cycle and Modern Turn of events (P&ID) and the National Administration of Nigeria.
She was hauled under the watchful eye of the court by the EFCC on a corrected 13-count charge verging on pay off, among others.
The counter unite commission affirmed that Taiga got pay off through her seaward ledger in marking the dubious GPSA
EFCC further guaranteed that she disregarded different regulations by going into the Understanding without earlier endorsement by the Government Leader Committee (FEC) and a testament of no issue with the agreement from the Department of Public Undertaking (PBE).
She, be that as it may, argued not blameworthy to the charges liked against her.
The departed was first summoned on Sept 20, 2019 under the watchful eye of the court for the situation, checked, FCT/HC/CR/504/19, on a-eight-court charge .
The EFCC originally corrected the charge against the respondent on Oct. 3, 2020 to 11-count and later further revised it to 13-depend on Jan. 10, 2021.
On February 27, 2023, the prosecution called eight witnesses to testify against the defendant, and the court instructed the defendant to open her defense.
At the becoming aware of the case on Nov 4, 2023, nonetheless, counsel for Taiga, Daniel Alumun, informed the court that the respondent passed on August 1, 2023 at a medical clinic in Abuja.
Alumun offered a letter, named, “Medical clinic Passing Statement”, from Primus Global Super Speciality Emergency clinic, Karu New Expansion, Abuja, to tell the court of the destruction of Taiga.
Considering the awful turn of events, the litigant counsel, asked the court to excuse the charge.
EFCC counsel nonetheless, demanded that a demise endorsement should be brought under the steady gaze of the court by the protection in consistence with the law under the steady gaze of the court could excuse the case.
Equity Adeniyi then, at that point, coordinated that a passing testament be delivered under the steady gaze of the court.
He then dismissed the case until now for consistence with the law by the protection.
At the point when the matter came up today, the litigant counsel prior let the court know that the passing testament was not prepared.
He implored the court to permit him additional opportunity to get it.
The indicting counsel demanded that the authentication should be brought to the court as specified by the law before choice can be taken.
However, Justice Adeniyi postponed the hearing until March 6 so that the death certificate could be reviewed further.
