Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- A Federal High Court judge in Abuja, Peter Lifu, on Monday, decried the slow pace of the N3.1 billion fraud trial of former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam.

Mr Lifu's worry followed the defence team's request for a three-week adjournment.

"This case has been going on for 10 years. No matter what, a case should not go on for 10 years," said Mr Lifu.

A statement from the prosecution agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), stated that Monday's proceedings were meant for Mr Suswam and his co-defendant to open their defence.

But the hearing was cut short by the defence's request for adjournment for a lawyer in their team to recover from illness and to afford the team adequate time to prepare f...