Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on
Tuesday made a Federal High Court Lagos to cancel four dates earlier scheduled
to continue the trial of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr.
Adeyemi Ikuforiji, for money laundering charges.
Ikuforiji, along with his personal assistant,
Oyebode Atoyebi, face 20 counts of money laundering before the presiding judge,
Justice Okechukwu Okeke.
EFCC, in the charge, accused them of accepting
about N501m cash payment from the House without going through a
financial institution, an act said to violate provisions of Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act.
The anti-graft agency on October 24 opened its
case by calling its first witness, Adebayo Adeniyi, and the matter was then
adjourned till Tuesday for the witness to continue his testimony.
However, the Tuesday’s proceedings were stalled
due to the absence of the EFCC’s prosecuting counsel, Mr. Godwin Obla, and
other trial dates from Wednesday till Friday were also cancelled upon a formal
request by the prosecutor.
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