The trial of former Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako and his son, Abdulaziz, charged with alleged N29 billion money laundering was on Tuesday stalled due to the absence of defence counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN.

Mr. Nyako, his son and other co-defendants are being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on alleged money laundering to the tune of N29 billion.

At the resumed hearing of the case at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN decried the absence of Agabi in court saying it was a deliberate ploy to frustrate the trial.

Jacobs recalled that since after the court ruling dismissing their no- case submission, the 1st and 2nd defendants had been exhibiting unwillingness to open their defence.

Other defence counsel did not object to the application for adjournment.

In his ruling, the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang agreed with the prosecutor that the absence of the defence counsel had frustrated the day’s proceedings.