The Attorney-General of the Federation(AGF), Abubakar Malami, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) approval to prosecute former Aviation Minister, Sen. Stella Oduah, and others on alleged N5 billion fraud.
Prosecuting counsel, Hassan Liman, SAN, on Wednesday, informed Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja at the resumed hearing on the matter.
NAN reports that Onoja had, on Nov. 22, 2021, raised an objection to the defendants taking their plea, informing that a petition had already been written to the AGF, complaining that the defendants were just been persecuted as against prosecution.When the matter was called for the defendants to take their plea, counsel to the EFCC, Mr Liman, informed that theThe senior lawyer said he no fewer than 32 witnesses lined up to testify in the suit.
The judge, who ordered an accelerated hearing in the trial, directed all parties to put their house in order. Oduah, who currently represents Anambra North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was expected to be arraigned by the EFCC on alleged N5 billion fraud and financial misappropriation.
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