NAN-H-42
Adegboruwa
Lagos, Sept. 28, 2016 (NAN) A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed Nov. 17 and. 18 for continuation of trial of a human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, charged with lease of attached property.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the defendant for lease of a Lagos property which is subject of a court order of attachment.
The case which was scheduled for continuation of trial on Wednesday before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, but could not go on because of the absence of the prosecution.
The court fixed for Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 for trial.
At the last adjournment in June, the prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, had led his second witness, Mr Teslim Ajuwon, in examination-in-chief.
The witness, a compliance officer with a first generation bank, had tendered documents relating to the accused’s statement of account as evidence of the alleged transaction.
The defendant was alleged to have conspired with one Jonathan Udeagbala now at large to lease out a property located at No. 105, NICON Town Estate, Lekki, Lagos.
The property was said to be the subject of an interim order of attachment issued by Justice C.A Balogun of a Lagos High Court on June 18, 2012.
The property was said to have been leased to Shelf Drilling Nig. Ltd for over N61 million without the consent of the EFCC.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused had earlier been granted bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum. The sureties were requested to put down their phone numbers with the court.
The offence contravened the provisions of Section 32(1) of the EFCC Act, 2004. (NAN)
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