Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu says ICPC is not serious in the handling of the corruption case against Abdullahi Dikko and two others.
The judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu, told the ICPC counsel, Ebenezer Shogunle, that the commission was not serious in the handling of the matter.
She held that if otherwise, the prosecution should arrest Mr Dikko and produce him in court on March 16 which was the next adjourned date for arraignment. However, at the arraignment on Monday, only Messrs Makarfi and Hussaini were at the dock with their counsel, Wilson Okion and Amaobi Nzelu, respectively.Counsel to ICPC, Mr Shogunle, reminded that at the last adjourned date, the court issued a bench warrant against Mr Dikko and directed that the prosecution should verify his location.
“My lord, we ask for a new date, and if we are unable to present the first defendant, then you can strike it out,” he added. The prosecution counsel then told the judge to give him one week to either produce his evidence or withdraw the charge.
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