A former minister of FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, and Olanrewaju Otiti has been remanded in EFCC custody by Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday over alleged N650 million fraud.



Sen. Ayoade Adeseun, as well as Akinjide and Otiti, alongside former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke were arraigned on a 12-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful conversion and stealing of N650 million in the build up to the 2015 general elections.


At the hearing, the prosecution counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court that the commission had amended the charge against the accused persons and prayed that the amended charge be read.


However, Mr Bolaji Ayorinde, Mr Michael Lana and Mr Adeniyi Isola, all defence counsel, argued that no charge had ever been read to their clients before, and so there was therefore no cause for any amendment.


The defence counsel further submitted that it was an irregularity on the part of the prosecution to be amending non existing charges.


But the judge overruled them and directed that the charge sheet be read to them.



However, The two accused persons present in court—Akinjide and Otiti– pleaded not guilty to the 12- count charge.



The two defence counsel, Ayorinde and Lana walked out of the court after they said they were withdrawing further appearance in the case, claiming the court had not been fair to their clients.



Akinjide, however, had begun moves to explore plea bargain arrangement with EFCC and Oyedepo confirmed the move during the court’s proceeding saying that the process was still ongoing.



Mynd44



http://www.eyereport.com.ng/former-fct-minister-remanded-in-efcc-custody/

lock her up and throw the keys into the lagoon...

Our women don spoil ohh.......

They enriched themselves

albeit at the expense of Nigerians


I do hope Justice is served accordingly

atorioke:


A former minister of FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, and Olanrewaju Otiti has been remanded in EFCC custody by Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday over alleged N650 million fraud.



Sen. Ayoade Adeseun, as well as Akinjide and Otiti, alongside former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke were arraigned on a 12-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful conversion and stealing of N650 million in the build up to the 2015 general elections.


At the hearing, the prosecution counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court that the commission had amended the charge against the accused persons and prayed that the amended charge be read.


However, Mr Bolaji Ayorinde, Mr Michael Lana and Mr Adeniyi Isola, all defence counsel, argued that no charge had ever been read to their clients before, and so there was therefore no cause for any amendment.


The defence counsel further submitted that it was an irregularity on the part of the prosecution to be amending non existing charges.


But the judge overruled them and directed that the charge sheet be read to them.



However, The two accused persons present in court—Akinjide and Otiti– pleaded not guilty to the 12- count charge.



The two defence counsel, Ayorinde and Lana walked out of the court after they said they were withdrawing further appearance in the case, claiming the court had not been fair to their clients.



Akinjide, however, had begun moves to explore plea bargain arrangement with EFCC and Oyedepo confirmed the move during the court’s proceeding saying that the process was still ongoing.



Mynd44



http://www.eyereport.com.ng/former-fct-minister-remanded-in-efcc-custody/

lalasticlala

Since that time? What type of justice are we dishing out in this country sef? It was a common knowledge that this woman swallowed huge sums of money and the together with her ersthwhile senior counterpart, Bala Mohammed, the question is, why now? So much for our judicial system.