The former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, and other defendants have reportedly sought a plea bargain with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the N109 billion case of stealing and fraud instituted against them.
The disclosure was made on Wednesday before the Federal Capital Territory High Court.
The court, on July 28, granted bail to Idris, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, and Mohammed Kudu Usman, after they pleaded not guilty to the charges bordering on diversion of funds from the Federation Account for personal use.
The anti-graft agency brought a witness (Ayatudin Suleiman, an investigator at the EFCC headquarters) who claimed that Idris and others stole public funds using consultancy services as a disguise.
On Wednesday, EFCC lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs claimed in court that Idris sent a third party to negotiate a plea bargain with the agency.
According to Jacobs, he insisted the plea bargain could only happen in the presence of his lawyer.
But lawyer to Idris, Chris Uche (SAN) raised objection, insisting that it was the EFCC that invited his client to its office without his knowledge.
He asked for an adjournment as he had not been able to sufficiently interact with his client over the matter.
The court subsequently adjourned the case to October 4.
