Barely two weeks after a
Federal High Court sitting Lagos threw out his application seeking to quash the
money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, for lack of merit, Temisan Omaseye, former Director General of the
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMSA, is again seeking to
stop further hearing of his case by the trial court.
At the resumed hearing of
the matter this morning, his counsel, Olusina Sofola, SAN, told the court that
he had filed an application seeking a stay of proceedings, pending the ruling
of the Court of Appeal on the decision of the trial court, dismissing his
application to quash charges.
Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, had on
Monday, February 2, 2015, dismissed Omatseye's application for a no- case
submission, on the grounds that the application lacked merit and that the
charges imputed to the former NIMASA boss by the EFCC, were properly drafted.
She then held that Omaseye should open his defence and canvas arguments
to absolve himself of the allegations brought against him by the EFCC.
Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia has
adjourned hearing of the motion for stay of proceedings to February 26, 2015.
Raymond Temisan Omatseye is
presently standing trial on an amended 27-count charge for alleged contract
scam and money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC.
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