The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will appeal the Monday judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja, which acquitted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Stephen Oronsaye, of the N2billion money laundering charge brought against him and others. SaharaReporters had reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja discharged and acquitted a former Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Mr Stephen Oronsaye, of the N2billion fraud charge filed against him by the EFCC.
N2bn Fraud: Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC To Appeal Court Judgment Freeing Former Head Of Service, OronsayeSaharaReporters had reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja discharged and acquitted a former Head of Service of the Federation , Mr Stephen Oronsaye, of the N2billion fraud charge filed against him by the EFCC.
Justice Inyang Ekwo in his judgment on Monday held that the prosecution failed to provide enough evidence to warrant a conviction. “In dismissing the charge, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the commission failed to establish the charges against the defendants. “Oronsaye’s corruption trial commenced in 2015 when he was docked alongside the Managing Director of Fredrick Hamilton Global Services Limited, Mr Osarenkhoe Afe and three companies – Cluster Logistic Limited; Kangolo Dynamic Cleaning Limited, and Drew Investment & Construction Company Limited.
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