The corruption trial of a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman O. Jibrin and two others, Rear Admiral Bala Mshelia (rtd) and Rear Admiral Shehu Ahmadu (rtd) was on Monday adjourned to Tuesday by Justice A. S. Umar of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja.

Delivering his argument Jibrin’s counsel, Y. C. Maikyau, SAN, drew the attention of the court to the fact that the document used in the transaction of the property allegedly acquired by his client was not front-loaded in the proof of evidence by the prosecution.

He invited the court to order the prosecution to provide same as stipulated by law.

Maikyau, also prayed the court for the release of the international passport of his client to enable him travel abroad for medicals.

However, counsel to EFCC, Joseph O. Uzor, requested the defence to indicate the time his client would be embarking on the trip and its duration, should the court be inclined to grant his application.

He also urged the court to enforce the return of the passport immediately the applicant returns from the trip.

In granting the application, Justice Umar ordered the defence counsel to indicate the time his client is staying and ensure the return of the passport to the court when he is back.

Jibrin and his co-accused are standing trial alongside Habour Bay International Limited, a company linked to the first defendant, on a 4-count charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The naval chiefs whilst in office allegedly bought a house worth N600million from the account of Naval Engineering Services without the said purchase contract being captured in the budget.

It was also alleged that, the documentation for transfer of ownership of the property was done such that a private company owned by the family of the first defendant (Jibrin) became the buyer.

The offence is in contravention of Section 26 (1) (b) and punishable under Section 22 (4) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Act 2000.