Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance.
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an order remitting the case file of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, who was accused of complicity in terrorism financing, back to the Chief Judge for reassignment.
At the resumed proceedings on Tuesday, Justice Nwite granted an application filed by the defendants’ counsel, Mr. Goddy Uche, SAN.
The application sought reassignment of the matter—which had come up during the court’s vacation period—to another judge for hearing.
According to the Vanguard, some of the counts in the charge against the defendants, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/705/2025, and dated December 30, 2025, read:
“That you Yakubu Adamu (being Commissioner for Finance, Bauchi state Government), sometimes in the year 2024, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did receive cash payments in the sum of Six Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars( USD 6,950,000) otherwise than through a financial institution, and you and offence contrary to Section 2(1) and Section 19(1) (d) and punishable under Section 19(2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
“That you Yakubu Adamu(being Commissioner for Finance, Bauchi State Government) Sirajo Jaja (being Accountant-General of Bauchi state now at large), Samaila Irmiya Liman(now at large), Balarabe Abdullahi Illelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed (all being civil servants and signatories to Bauchi State Government Accounts and/or payment instruments), sometimes between January 2024 and May 2024, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did conspire to provide funds in the aggregate sum of about Two Million, Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD 2,300,000) in cash for the benefit of Bello Bodejo and persons associated with him, pursuant to approvals granted by the executive Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed, having reasonable grounds to believe, that the said funds would be used, in whole or in part to finance a terrorist or terrorist group, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 26(1) and punishable under Section 21(2)(a) of the terrorism(Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”
