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Alleged Money Laundering: Court Throws Out Case Against Atiku’s Son-in-law by agwom(m): 6:24pm On Dec 21, 2020
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke sitting at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday has discharged Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of a two-count allegation of alleged laundering of $140,000.

The court threw out the charge file by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the ground of territorial jurisdiction.

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He held that the charge against the defendant ought not to have been filed in Lagos when the alleged offence was said to have been committed in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.


The Judge relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in a case between the EFCC and Mohammed Dele Belgore on territorial jurisdiction.

Babalele was arraigned in 2018 and then re-arraigned on October 8, 2019.

The EFFC accused Babalele of giving former President Olusegun Obasanjo $140,000 on the instruction of Abubakar, who was vying for the office of president in 2019.

He pleaded not guilty on each occasion.

The trial commenced and the prosecution called two witnesses and tendered several documents that were admitted in evidence, before closing its case against the defendant on November 25, 2020.

At the last hearing on December 7, Babalele’s counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, filed a no-case submission praying the court to dismiss the charge.

https://dailytrust.com/alleged-money-laundering-court-throws-out-case-against-atikus-son-in-law
Re: Alleged Money Laundering: Court Throws Out Case Against Atiku’s Son-in-law by Nanaborga(m): 6:30pm On Dec 21, 2020
It’s either money don exchange hands or them don sign agreement so as to cancel this case .

All our politicians are the same , they are all players and they keep catching cruise with Nigerians , I pity those supporting these criminals, apc , pdp , apga and the others are all the same
Re: Alleged Money Laundering: Court Throws Out Case Against Atiku’s Son-in-law by Mynd44: 6:34pm On Dec 21, 2020

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