The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disowned a lawyer, Ibrahim Mohammed, who filed a fresh charge bordering on perjury and document falsification against former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah in the name of the agency.
EFCC through its lawyer, H. A Okonofua, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, said the commission did not send Mohammed to prosecute Oduah.
Although Mohammed and Oduah were not in court on same Tuesday, Okonofua told the trial Judge, James Omotosho that an investigation carried out by the anti-corruption agency revealed that the counsel (Mohammed) was de-seconded back to Nigeria Police on November 14, 2022, and he was not sent to represent the EFCC to prosecute the defendant in the charge he filed in June 2023.
Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court thereafter drew Okonofua’s attention to the fact that the report was not before the court and the lawyer admitted that the report was filed late.
The Judge consequently adjourned the matter till October 4, 2023, for the investigation report to be placed before the court.
Meanwhile, the former Aviation Minister has said that she was not aware of any fresh criminal charges brought against her.
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