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  • EFCC arraigns Sen. Nwaoboshi over alleged N805m fraud charge

    A People’s Democratic Party’s chieftain, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, on Wednesday appeared before a Federal High Court, Lagos, charged with a N805 millon fraud.

    Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta North in the National Assembly, was arraigned on a two-count charge of money laundering and fraud alongside two companies namely: Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd slammed on them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ).

    He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    After his plea, the Prosecutor, Mr M. S. Abubakar, told the court that in view of their pleas, a date for trial should be given.

    Meanwhile, Dr V. J. O. Azinge, who appeared for the first accused, urged the court to grant Nwaoboshi bail on liberal terms.

    But the prosecutor opposed the application and said that the application was not yet ripe for hearing considering the fact that the commission was served with the motion just yesterday (April 24).

    “The prosecution is currently filling its processes at the registry of the court,” he told the court.

    Replying, Azinge insisted that the prosecution was served with the application on April 23, but refused service.

    She added that the bailiff of the court attempted service at their office but same was refused and the bailiff deposed to an affidavit of service.

    She argued : “The court does not wait for the indolent neither does equity … the charge has been lingering and the defence is prepared to proceed; the court can stand down the case to enable prosecution file its papers.”

    In response, the prosecutor argued that he was not aware that service was refused by the commission.

    According to him, from the charge, it is clear that such service ought to have been served at the Abuja office of the commission and not Lagos.

    The prosecutor said even if service was properly effected, same was still not ripe for hearing as the rules provide for two clear days.

    He submitted that the prosecution was also ready to proceed with trial, but said the court could stand down the case, if the defence so wish.

    Justice Mohammed Idris stood down the case until 11.00 a.m. to hear the applications.

    In the charge No: FHC/L/117C/2018, the EFCC alleged that the accused committed the offences between May and June 2014 in Lagos.

    Nwaoboshi was said to have acquired a property described as Guinea House, Marine Road, in Apapa Lagos, for the sum of

    N805 million when he reasonably ought to have known that N322 million out of the purchase sum formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act.

    The sum was said to have been transferred to the vendors by order of Suiming Electrical Ltd.

    Suiming Electrical was said to have on May 14, 2014, aided Nwaoboshi and Golden Touch to commit money laundering.

    The offences contravened the provisions of Sections 15(2), (d) , 15 (3) and 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 201.

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  • Appeal court freezes Fayose’s Zenith Bank accounts

    ….Nullifies governor’s Victory at Federal High Court

    After a relief of one year and four months, the hammer of the Court of Appeal has fallen on the two accounts of Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose domiciled with the Zenith Bank.

    The appellate court in a judgment on Tuesday ordered that the two accounts be frozen having been convinced by the argument of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that they are used to keep proceeds of crime.

    The three-man panel led Justice Joseph Shagbaor Ikyegh in allowed the appeal of the EFCC and upturned the judgment of the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti.

    Other members of the panel are Justice Boloukurumo Moses Ugo and Justice Mohammed Mustapha in the appeal marked CA/EK/8C/2017.

    The judgment of the lower court delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo on 13th December, 2016 which unblocked the governor’s two accounts domiciled with Zenith Bank.

    Fayose withdrew N5 million from one of the accounts immediately and transferred the sum of N75 to his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN).  It was unblocked by the Federal High Court order.

    Dissatisfied with the Ado-Ekiti Federal High Court verdict, the EFCC filed an appeal at the appellate court on three grounds.

    The two accounts had earlier been frozen by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu of Federal High Court, Lagos in an ex-parte motion brought by the EFCC which it was consequent upon investigations that the accounts were being used to keep proceeds of crime.

    On Monday, the EFCC had filed an application before the court to adduce fresh evidence but the court turned down the motion.

    The briefs of the parties in the appeal, the EFCC (the appellant) and Fayose (1st Respondent) and Zenith Bank (2nd Respondent) were adopted with the court adjourning to Thursday for judgment.

    The EFCC in its brief argued that Fayose is a citizen of Nigeria and his accounts could be frozen if they are found to be used to hold proceeds of crime.

    The anti-graft agency contended that the immunity enjoyed by the governor does not preclude his account from being frozen.

    The Appeal Court allowed the appeal and held that Fayose’s accounts which were unblocked by the Federal High Court be frozen.

    The court delivered the judgment upon reading the record of the appeal and after hearing EFCC’s counsel, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, Fayose’s counsel, Ozekhome and Zenith Bank’s counsel, Mr. Oluwasegun Ayinde.

    Justice Ikyegh ordered: “That the appeal is meritorious and, having resolved all three issues agitated in the appeal in appellant’s (EFCC’s) favour.

    “That the appeal is hereby allowed; that the judgment delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Ekiti Judicial Division, on the 13th day of December, 2016 granting the claims of the 1st Respondent in Suit No: FHC/AD/CS/27/2016 is hereby set aside.”

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  • FG appoints consultant to trace, recover looted funds

    The Federal government has appointed a London based Nigerian private investigator, Victor Uwajeh to help the government trace and recover undeclared assets and proceeds of fraud as part of the ongoing fight against corruption in the country.

    The appointment of Uwajeh is obtained in a letter signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution matters, Okoi Obono-Obla.

    Uwajeh has worked as a consultant to the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Finacial Crimes, Private investigator to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), consultant to the EFCC, Special Assistant to Chairman Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption, among others.

    The letter dated 22nd March, 2018 said Uwajeh’s application has been considered for engagement as special investigator to his panel.

    The letter of engagement reads: “Reference is being made to your letter dated 15th March 2018, “I am pleased to inform you that you application has been considered for engagement as a special investigator to the panel.

    “Consequent upon this appointment, you are to trace and where necessary recover undeclared assets and proceeds of fraud for the Federal Government of Nigeria in line with the mandate of the panel. This appointment is subject to terms and conditions as may be expressed in a duly executed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).”

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  • Akinjide ’s alleged N650m fraud: Judge orders trial-within-trial

    A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered a trial-within-trial in the ongoing prosecution of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ), Jumoke Akinjide, and others charged with N650 million fraud.

    Justice Muslim Hassan gave the order for the trial following objections raised by the defence counsel, who had argued that statements purportedly made by the accused were obtained under duress, threat and inducement.

    Akinjide is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) along with a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is said to be “at large”.

    Also charged with them are a former Senator, Ayo Adeseun, and a Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) chieftain, Olarenwaju Otiti.

    They allegedly conspired to directly take possession of N650 million which they reasonably ought to have known formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act which did not go through a financial institution.

    During the trial on Monday, the EFCC Prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, had resumed examination of the second prosecution witness, Mr Usman Zakari, an investigating officer with the EFCC.

    In continuation of his evidence, the witness told the court that his investigations revealed that there were no banking instruments to justify the claims by the accused that the money came from the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ).

    Oyedepo asked: “You said that the first and second accused persons and one Mr Yinka Taiwo signed a receipt of payment for N650 million, what steps did you take as regards the signatories?

    In response, the witness told the court that the second accused was arrested, and then he confirmed that the details in the receipt were his and that he signed it for the payment of N650 million.

    The witness further said that the first accused, in the presence of her counsel, made statements in relation to the charge and also confirmed that she had signed for the payment of the N650 million.

    On how the confirmation was done, the witness said: “The confirmation by the first and second accused persons was made while their statements were taken”.

    He told the court that on Dec. 15, 2016, the first accused had provide a document stating how the N650 million was disbursed without the use of a financial institution.

    The witness said the first accused volunteered statements in his presence.

    Oyedepo then applied to the court to tender the said statement, having laid proper foundation for case.

    At this point, defence counsel raised objection and submitted that the statements were made under duress and inducement and requested for a trial-within-trial to determine how the statements were extracted.

    Counsel to the second accused, Mr Micheal Lana, told the court that the statement of the second accused was also made under duress and inducement.

    He urged the court to allow the prosecution to tender the statement of the second accused so that the trial-within-trial would be taken together.

    Mr Akinola Oladeji, counsel to the third accused, also agreed with the submission of Lana, adding that the third accused was even threatened with incarceration.

    In response, Oyedepo submitted that the counsel to the accused persons could not request for a trial-within-trial as the accused persons had denied every admission of guilt in their statements.

    He added that the statements were not confessional statements as the provision of the Evidence Act in relation to trial-within-trial was only for confessional statements.

    Justice Hassan, in a short ruling, ordered a trial-within-trial.

    He held that the court could not determine if the statements were confessional statements or not since they were not before it.

    Earlier, counsel to the first accused, Mr Bolaji Ayorinde ( SAN ), had raised an objection to the oral evidence of the second prosecution witness on the grounds that it was a hearsay evidence.

    The court, however, overruled the objection and held that the evidence was by no means a hearsay.

    “I do not want to be misunderstood; all that I am saying is that the evidence of PW2 is admissible only as to what he carried out in the course of his investigation.

    “The velocity or weight to be attached to that evidence can only be determined at the conclusion of the trial.”

    The case has been adjourned until April 23 and April 24 for continuation of trial.

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  • Senate receives report on EFCC/DSS officers’ clash

    The Senate on Wednesday received the report of its Ad hoc Committee Investigating the clash between officers of EFCC, NIA and DSS on Nov. 21, 2017.

    Chairman of the committee, Sen. Francis Alimikhena, laid the report before the lawmakers during plenary.

    Sen. Fatima Rasaki seconded the motion for the report to be laid.

    The Senate had in November. 2017, set up the committee to investigate the showdown between officials of the Department of State Services ( DSS ) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) in Abuja.

    The face-off was said to have stemmed from EFCC’s attempted arrest of former directors- general of DSS, Ita Ekpeyong and NIA, Ayodele Oke.

    “The EFCC went to the residence of the former DG of DSS, Mr Ita Ekpeyong, to effect his arrest and the men of the DSS stopped the attempt.”

    Alimikhena, however, told our correspondent that the report had been laid and was awaiting the day for the consideration of the report before he could pass any comment.

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  • EFCC committed to judicial precepts – Magu

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) says it is committed to judicial precepts in the discharge of its functions as anti-corruption watchdog.

    Its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, stated this in Enugu on Monday, according to a statement by the commission’s spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren.

    Uwujaren said Magu spoke when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Ngozi Emehelu, in Enugu.

    “We are here to thank you for all your support and also to solicit for more, knowing that we are not above board and will constantly need directions and guidance in the work we do.

    “The judiciary is instrumental to the Commission’s achievement, and your support is highly needed for continued success.

    “We do not claim monopoly of knowledge, and we are seeking not just your support but also that of Nigerians to do the needful so that the country will move on positively,” Magu was quoted as saying.

    Responding, Justice Emehelu expressed delight at the visit of the EFCC boss whom she described as a formidable and hardworking man.

    She assured her guest that the judiciary was poised to support EFCC in its “commendable efforts at eradicating corruption from the country”.

    “The work we do and yours are very similar because they are service and public oriented jobs that call for closer synergy between not just the EFCC and the judiciary  but also among other law enforcement agencies.

    “We are ready and willing to support you but on the basis of mutual respect.”

    Describing the judiciary as the balance between the legislature and executive, the chief judge said the need for speedy trial of criminal cases could not be over-emphasised.

    The judiciary, according to her, is committed to effective justice delivery and speedy determination of cases.

    Magu later addressed personnel of the Enugu zonal office of the commission during which he urged them to see their official assignment as a divine call to serve humanity.

    He advised the staff to jealously protect the integrity of the EFCC by shunning underhand dealings.

    “You must be committed to your work and not mind the temptations because we will not spare anyone who is corrupt.

    “You cannot be fighting corruption and be corrupt,” he said, according to the spokesman.

    Uwujaren said Magu’s working visit to the South-East began on Saturday with a meeting with members of the EFCC/CSO/Labour Coalition.

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  • PDP chief to court: I have liver ailment

    …Defendants reject witness’ evidence

    A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader in Oyo State, Chief Olarenwaju Otiti, Friday asked the Federal High Court in Lagos for permission to  travel abroad to treat a liver problem.

    She is on trial with former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, and a former Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District Ayo Adeseun.

    They were charged with a former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is said to be at large.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused them of conspiring to directly take possession of N650million, which they reasonably ought to have known was part of proceeds of an unlawful act, and without going through a financial institution.

    They pleaded not guilty.

    Otiti, through her lawyer, Akinola Oladeji, promised not to run away if she is allowed to travel.

    “The applicant is seeking a conditional release of her passport for a trip to attend to her health challenges,” Oladeji said.

    The lawyer said Otiti had been suffering from the ailment for long, and that she was receiving treatment abroad when EFCC asked her to return.

    He said his client left her treatment in the US and came to Nigeria.

    After making a statement at EFCC, she returned to the US to resume the treatment but was again invited by the EFCC and was subsequently arraigned.

    “For the EFCC to call her a flight risk is a most unfair statement. We have stated that the ailment she’s suffering from is a liver disorder,” Oladeji said.

    The lawyer said the University Teaching Hospital in Ibadan issued a report that the PDP chief had “two cysts on the left and one on the right”.

    “This is just a confirmation that the operation can only be done in the United States of America. We have stated that her complete medical history is with the hospital and indeed she was referred there from Nigeria,” Oladeji added.

    The lawyer’s bid to tender the medical report from the Bar was rejected by the court.

    Justice Muslim Hassan held that for the report to be valid, it must be filed in form of an affidavit.

    Oladeji sought an adjournment to enable him file the affidavit.

    Earlier, defence counsel, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), Michael Lana and Oladeji had urged the court to expunge evidence given by an EFCC operative Usman Zakari.

    The witness had claimed that Mrs. Alison-Madueke allegedly collected N23billion ($115.01million) from three oil marketers ahead of the 2015 general election.

    He said Akinjide and others allegedly received N650million cash in March 2015 at the Dugbe branch of a bank in Ibadan on Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s instructions, and that the money was part of N23billion which the former oil minister kept in the bank.

    Zakari said the commission received a “Category A intelligence” about a meeting at Mrs Alison-Madueke’s house in December 2014 with a bank Managing Director and some oil marketers.

    According to Zakari, she told the bank chief that the oil marketers would bring hard currencies to the bank, and that he should keep the money until further directives.

    Zakari said Mrs Alison-Madueke directed the bank to convert the dollars to naira, which was complied with, after which she allegedly directed that the defendants be paid.

    The defence counsel, however, contended that Zakari’s testimony was hearsay and was inadmissible by virtue of Section 38 of the Evidence Act.

    Justice Hassan adjourned till April 9 for ruling and continuation of trial.‎

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  • Alleged shares fraud: N180m not remitted to Oyo – Witness

    An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Yinka Fatoki, Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that N180million, which was part of proceeds of shares sold by the Oyo State Government under Chief Rashidi Ladoja, was allegedly not remitted to the state.

    The court also heard that the state government sent a petition to the EFCC following suspicions of fraudulent activities in the sale of the state’s shares in seven banks by the Ladoja administration.

    Testifying in Ladoja’s trial for alleged money laundering, Fatoki, Executive Secretary, Oyo State Bureau of Investment and Public, Private Partnership, said state officials allegedly got “gifts” running into millions of naira from the portfolio manager.

    The witness recalled that in 2007, while he was an Acting Director of Investment Promotion in the Ministry of Commerce, and while serving as the Desk Officer for Oyo’s holdings in public quoted equities, the state executive council reached a decision to sell off the state’s shares.

    “In 2007, there was a decision by the state to sell some of the shareholdings in about seven banks, including First City Monument Bank, UBA, Skye Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Standard Chartered Bank and Guarantee Trust Bank. Fountain Securities Ltd was appointed the Portfolio Manager,” he said.

    He said the Ministry of Commerce was mandated to generate the letters of instruction to liquidate the shares, which was carried out.

    He said after the sale of the shares, Fountain Securities remitted the funds in three installments to the state.

    Fatoki said the shares were sold at a discount, with the proceeds amounting to N4.3billion, adding that not all the shares were sold.

    The witness said the Christopher Alao-Akala administration ordered an investigation on the transaction, and a stockbroker, GTI Securities, was appointed to review Fountain Securities’ report on the transactions.

    Fatoki said N180million, which was part of the proceeds of the shares sales, was not remitted to the state.

    “GTI submitted its report to the state government. The report was reviewed and the state decided to cause a petition to be forwarded to the EFCC. I was named in the petition as one of the suspects,” the witness said.

    Under cross examination by Ladoja’s lawyer Mr Bolaji Onilenla, the witness said he was not part of those who authorised the sale of the shares.

    He said Fountain Securities had been the state’s portfolio manager since 2001.

    “They were initially contracted by the Lam Adesina administration for a three-year period, which was rolled over by the Ladoja administration,” he said.

    He said Fountain Securities gave cash gifts to government officials. On one occasion, he said the portfolio manager brought four cheques of N5million each.
    “The commissioner reached out to the political functionaries while I dealt with civil servants. The gifts were unrelated to the sale of Oyo State’s shares,” he said.

    EFCC re-arraigned Ladoja for allegedly converting N4.7billion from the state treasury to his personal use, eight years after he was first arraigned.
    Ladoja was charged along with his former Commissioner for Finance Waheed Akanbi on eight counts of money laundering and unlawful conversion of public funds.

    EFCC accused them of converting N1, 932,940,032.48 belonging to Oyo to their personal use through the Guaranty Trust Bank account of a company, Heritage Apartments Limited, despite knowing that it was proceed of crime.

    The prosecution said Ladoja removed £600,000 from the state coffers in 2007 and sent it to Bimpe Ladoja in London.

    Ladoja also allegedly bought an armoured Land Cruiser jeep with N42million for himself using public funds.

    EFCC said he converted N728,600,000 and another N77,850,000 at different times in 2007, and allegedly transferred N77, 850,000 to Bistrum Investments, which he nominated to help him purchase a property named Quarter 361 in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

    The alleged offence, EFCC said, contravenes sections 17(a) and18 (1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004, punishable under sections 14(1), 16(a) (b) and 18(2).

    Ladoja and Akanbi pleaded not guilty.

    Ladoja was governor from May 29, 2003 to January 12, 2006 when he was impeached. On November 1, 2006, the Appeal Court Ibadan, declared the impeachment null and illegal.

    The Supreme Court upheld the decision on November 11, 2009, and Ladajo resumed office on December 12, 2006. He, however, lost a re-election bid.

    Justice Mohammed Idris adjourned until April 12 and 13 for continuation of trial.

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  • Alleged fraud: Absence of lawyers stalls FirstNation MD’s arraignment

    Alleged fraud: Absence of lawyers stalls FirstNation MD’s arraignment

    The arraignment of Kayode Odukoya, the Managing Director of FirstNation Airlines, over alleged theft of N1.7 billion, was stalled on Friday following his absence at an Ikeja Special Offences Court.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that lawyers of FirstNation boss were also not present in court.

    This is the third time Odukoya will be absent in court for his arraignment.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) had slammed a four-count charge of forgery, use of false documents, perjury and stealing on Odukoya.

    FirstNation and Bellview Airlines are joined in the suit as second and third defendants respectively.

    Expressing his displeasure at the development, Mr M.S. Usman, the prosecuting counsel for the EFCC, told the court the anti-graft agency would ensure Odukoya’s presence in court for his trial.

    “We will be requesting for a short adjournment for this arraignment, the defendants gave us their word that they would be in court.

    “It seems the EFCC has to take some necessary actions against them, we gave them an olive branch for them to avail themselves in court for this arraignment and they did not fulfill their side of the bargain.

    “We initially did not want to keep them in our custody but at the moment, we have no choice but to now keep them in our custody for the purpose of the arraignment,” Usman said.

    NAN reports that according to the charge sheet, Odukoya committed the offences of forgery, use of false document and perjury on March 21, 2013.

    The EFCC alleged that the CEO of the airlines forged the Memorandum of Loss of Lagos State Certificate of Occupancy registered as No. 33 at page 33 volume 1011 at the Lagos State Land Registry, Alausa, Lagos, in order that the document be acted upon as genuine.

    The forged document was in respect of a property located at No. 29, Oduduwa St., Ikeja GRA, Lagos.

    Odukoya is alleged by the EFCC to have used the false document and also gave false information on oath concerning the loss of the certificate of occupancy at the Lagos State Land Registry.

    The anti-graft commission also said that on Oct. 7, 2016, Odukoya stole and dishonestly converted to his own use N1. 7 billion belonging to Skye Bank.

    The offences violate Sections 85, 86(1) 278(1)(b), 285, 361(1),(a) (b), 363 and 364(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.

    Justice Mojisola Dada has fixed April 9 for arraignment.

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  • EFCC yet to reach plea agreement with ex-air chiefs

    EFCC yet to reach plea agreement with ex-air chiefs

    The Federal High Court in Lagos Wednesday heard that former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, is yet to reach a plea bargain agreement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    Justice Mohammed Idris adjourned the case until March 27.

    Prosecuting Counsel Mr Rotimi Oyedepo told the judge that no “concrete” agreement had been reached.

    “We’ve not reached any concrete agreement that is acceptable to the complainant. We’re here with our witness and we’re ready to go on with trial,” he said.

    Amosu’s lawyer Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN) said everything was in EFCC’s hands.

    “For now, we leave it in their hands to see how we proceed,” he said.

    He had earlier hinted the court that the talks were progressing.

    However, Oyedepo agreed with the judge’s suggestion that the case be adjourned in view of other pending cases in court.

    The witness, an ECCC Investigation officer, Tosin Owobo, who was about to enter the box to give evidence, eventually did not testify.

    Justice Idris also vacated today’s date which also earlier fixed for the trial.

    Amosu, former Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Chief of Accounts and Budgeting, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun and a former Director of Finance and Budget, Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo were arraigned before Justice Idris but pleaded not guilty.

    They were accused of diverting about N21billion NAF funds, but they pleaded not guilty.

    An initial plea bargain talks with EFCC broke down after they reportedly refunded some money to the Federal Government.

    At the last hearing, EFCC’s lawyer, Nnaemeka Omewa, who stood in for Oyedepo, told the court that the defence team was in talks with the commission towards reaching a plea bargain agreement.

    “My lord, the defence team met with the prosecution and has proposed terms of settlement. We are still on it, but we are also ready to go on with the trial of the accused persons”, Omewa said.

    Ayorinde confirmed that talks were ongoing, but he sought an adjournment to allow parties conclude with discussions.

    “It is true that parties have met. It is also true that terms have not been fully perfected. Therefore, parties will be willing to come back before the court to report the outcome of our discussions,” he said.

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