Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

A judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Babatunde Quadri, on Friday dismissed an application by a former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, requesting that his (the ex-governor’s) trial be returned to the former trial judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola.

Rejecting Lamido’s request in a ruling, Justice Quadri held that it would better serve the interest of justice and public peace not to return the case to Justice Ademola.

Justice Ademola, his wife, Olubowale , and Lamido’s lead counsel, Mr. Joe Agi(SAN), were jointly prosecuted before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory by the Federal Government but were exonerated of all the 18 counts preferred against them on April 5, 2017.

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, had re-assigned the case to Justice Quadri when Justice Ademola was on suspension as a result of the joint trial.

But following the judgment exonerating Justice Ademola, the judge’s wife, and Agi, of the charges preferred against them, the lawyer had requested the Chief Judge to return the case to Justice Ademola.

Agi had anchored his request to the Chief Judge on the grounds that it would be agonising for his Lamido and the other defendants to be subjected to the trial afresh when the prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had already called 18 witnesses before Justice Ademola’s court.

But the EFCC had opposed the request insisting that with the joint trial which Justice Ademola and Agi underwent, the judge would likely be biased if the case was returned to him (Justice Ademola).

However, the Chief Judge upon considering both Agi’s and EFCC’s counter-requests insisted that the case should remain in Justice Quadri’s court.

Despite the Chief Judge’s directive, Agi filed a motion on April 26, 2017, seeking Justice Quadri’s order directing the return of the case to Justice Ademola.


http://punchng.com/breaking-judge-refuses-to-return-lamidos-trial-to-justice-ademola/

Good decision.

Kudos to Justice Babatunde Quadri. This Lamido as they say it in pidgin english " Get Liver" ohhh.

Asking for his case to be transferred back to a corrupt judge,who escaped prosecution on both technical and paddy paddy grounds.

Sule Lamido should consider the millions he gave Justice Ademola lost.

that's a good development.
I don't know how a litigant will want to choose the judge for his case. particularly a tainted judge like Ademola

What's wrong with the judiciary



Can't they see that it's a political trial

CROWNWEALTH019:
What's wrong with the judiciary



Can't they see that it's a political trial

how sir?

DONSMITH123:


how sir?

2019 loading and lamido is a strong force


I go for Atiku

...


Political jargons all the time

Not when they have been settled na

Nice one.

They have finish this country let he see sufferness small.

the judge Justice Babatunde Quadri is a muslim

nawa them like confusion too much

Buhari absence will destroy this country

HMMMMM


BUHARI COME AND COMPLETE WHAT U STARTED

CROWNWEALTH019:
What's wrong with the judiciary



Can't they see that it's a political trial

U and those dat destroyed dis country will never go un punish. God will bring calamity, i mean tonns of calamity to u n ur likes dat have rendered dis country useless. Ur support for evil will bring evil upon u. U have decided to be an enemy of progress and a curse to dis nation, u have decided to support everything evil like Mike Ozakhome so Peace will elude u guys. Very wiickedd soul.

agbangam:




U and those dat destroyed dis country will never go un punish. God will bring calamity, i mean tonns of calamity to u n ur likes dat have rendered dis country useless. Ur support for evil will bring evil upon u. U have decided to be an enemy of progress and a curse to dis nation, u have decided to support everything evil like Mike Ozakhome so Peace will elude u guys. Very wiickedd soul.

By not supporting tinubu and that evil buhari right?

why transfer the case up and down?

Thieves roll with thieves

Na dem dem

Awon ole

CROWNWEALTH019:

2019 loading and lamido is a strong force

I go for Atiku

Hausa slave, is there none of the leaders from your erosion-ravaged land suitable to lead Nigeria?

Anyway, Kanu has said no elections in your 5 erosion villages in 2019. Una must get sense by force.

And this is the same Lamido PDP want to present in 2019, is it that we are crazy in this country

CROWNWEALTH019:

2019 loading and lamido is a strong force


I go for Atiku

LOL now who is Hausa slave? You want either Atiku or Lamido.. haha

Seem there's honest IGBO man to contest for election..

CROWNWEALTH019:

By not supporting tinubu and that evil buhari right?

LOL i guess you are hating because we did not support that ogogoro drinking, fedora wearing and son of a fisherman abi? hahah We join hand and kick his ass out of Aso rock and wailers are still feeling the pains.. haha

agbangam:




U and those dat destroyed dis country will never go un punish. God will bring calamity, i mean tonns of calamity to u n ur likes dat have rendered dis country useless. Ur support for evil will bring evil upon u. U have decided to be an enemy of progress and a curse to dis nation, u have decided to support everything evil like Mike Ozakhome so Peace will elude u guys. Very wiickedd soul.

Amen

See them criminals

hmmmm, it seems they like justice Ademola.