The federal government on Monday formally filed a 15 count criminal charge against a 63 year-old serving Judge of the federal High Court- Justice Adeniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola and his wife Mrs. Olabowale Toluwatope Ademola age 59 years.
Justice Adeniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola, is the grandson to the first Nigerian indigenous Chief Justice of the Federation, Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola.

The criminal charge was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and signed by Hajara Yusuf, a principal State Counsel, on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami SAN.

The duo are alleged to have committed the offences between Febuary 2014 and June 2016 contrary to Section 8 of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission Act , 2011 and Section 115 of the Penal Code Law .

The defendants allegedly received N30, 000, 000:00 from Messrs Joe Odey Agi Associates between 11 th and 26 th March 2015 and another N40 million between 20 th and 21 February 2014.

Specifically, Justice Adeniyi Ademola was alleged to have received N30, 000, 000 from Messrs Joe Agi Associates between 11 th and 26 March 2015 and his wife also received N30, 000, 000 from Messrs Joe Agi Associates.

According to the prosecution, Justice Adeniyi Ademola on 6th May 2013 received $520, 000:00 from Messrs Johnson & Johnson Solicitors and another N6 million between 25 th of February and 16 th April 2015 from Messrs Johnson & Johnson Solicitors.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola was alleged to have accepted N55, 650, 000:00 from Messrs G.T. J Ademola & Co between 5 th January and 23 rd June 2016.

It was further alleged that Justice Adeniyi Ademola on 20th February 2014 accepted N40, 000, 000: 00 from Vertice Solutions Ltd as well as accepting another N47, 600, 000: 00 from Acardian Energy Services Ltd .

The prosecution further alleged that Justice Adeniyi Ademola on 20 February 2014 accepted N34, 080, 000:00 from Omotayo Babafemi Aliyu and N4, 771, 300:00 from Lawan Suliaman between 21 st February and 7th November 2014.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola was also alleged to have accepted N30, 000, 000:00 from Messrs Joe Odey Agi Associates between 20th and 21 st February 2014.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola was one of the serving Judges who was arrested on 8th October, 2016 by the Department of State Services (DSS). No date has been fixed for trial as the case is yet to be assigned to a Judge.

yinkslinks:
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yinkslinks:
APC keep telling us how people collect that, collect this while a term is almost finishing

kcnwaigbo:
Until I hear from justice Ademola in court, I reserve my comment. They only said he received money without saying what the money was for.I hope the fg has proof that these lodgements were for gratification? I don't know any law that prevents judges from doing legitimate businesses

Noblesoul123:
Oya, were are the E- warriors that have been defending these glorified thieves? Una uncle case don enter season 2 o

rusher14:

He did MMM.

kcnwaigbo:

Maybe nothing is impossible. We need to know if he was handling any case that involved this companies or law firms during the period in question. It is only such evidence that can secure a conviction. There is no crime in anyone paying money into an account. It is Left for the EFCC to prove the money was for gratification or not from any business transactions between the parties

MrDavidson:
15-count charge? This is one of the things that delay trials. Why can't you guys just summarize the charges into just 3 or 4 and see whether the trial will not conclude within months?