Edo State High court sitting in Benin City yesterday adjourned for June 21st for adoption of written addresses on the case involving the out going Akoko Edo Local Government Chairman Folorunsho Akerejola, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] over alleged misappropriation of fund
The council boss and and five others ;Ogbekhilu Benjamin, Enabulele Ferguson, John Victor Ewelafoh, Gadimoh Ozaveshe and Amuda Balogun were arraigned with 12-count charge bothering on criminal conspiracy, contrary to Section 26 (1)(C) of the corrupt practices and other related offences Act, 2006.
In his deposition, the counsel to the council boss Barr. IMC Ohio argued that the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertained the case and that the issues and grounds under which they were charged must be tried
He noted that the EFCC did not seek and obtained the consent of the judge before filing the charges adding that the ICPC law under which the accused were charged has been repelled moreso that the charges were orchestrated to abuse court processes and embarrassed the accused in their place of work
In her rulings, Justice Esther Edigin after hearing from both counsels subsequently adjourned the case for 21th June for adoption of addresses.