Justice A.O Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on December 2, 2014 adjourned the trial of former governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu alongside a former Director General of the Directorate of Rural Development in his administration, Alfa Ibn Mustapha to January 28, 29 and 30, 2015 for continuation of trial.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting the former governor and his co-accused for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds to tune of N10,965,837,040 (Ten billion, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Five Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven Thousand and Forty Naira). They were arraigned on March 18, 2013 on 36-count charge

At the resumed hearing, proceedings could not continue due to the non availability of the witnesses. One of the witnesses was said to be involved in examination while the second witness was said to have left the services of the bank.

One of the charges reads: “that you Prince Audu and Alfa Ibn Mustapha between 2000 and 2002 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory while being the governor of Kogi state and Director General of Kogi State Directorate of Rural Development respectively, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion over certain property, to wit: an aggregated sum of N2,877,487,690.88 meant for rural development in Kogi State committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said sum which you falsely claim to be payment made to Aresanmi Technical Industries Limited in respect of the contract allegedly awarded Kogi State Directorate of Rural Development to the said Aresanmi Technical Industries Limited and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code, Cap 532, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990”