May 1, 2008
Prosecutors of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) successfully amended the “charge sheet” to include fleeing Senator Iyabo Obasanjo –Bello as “defendant number 12” before a Federal High Court judge sitting in Abuja earlier today.
EFCC prosecutor, James Binang told the court on Friday that the amended charges now nullify a court challenge scheduled for May 12 2008 where the former “first daughter” was asking the court to strike out count 55 and 56 earlier filed in the case against the former minister of health, Professor Adenike Grange and 10 others over the embezzlement of N300 million unspent funds at the ministry of health.
The court however struck out a request by the EFCC counsel-requesting summons to force her to be brought to court on May 19, 2008. The judge said that since her lawyers have agreed to present her in court on the next adjourned date, there was no need to issue summon for her arrest.
EFCC prosecutor, James Binang told the court on Friday that the amended charges now nullify a court challenge scheduled for May 12 2008 where the former “first daughter” was asking the court to strike out count 55 and 56 earlier filed in the case against the former minister of health, Professor Adenike Grange and 10 others over the embezzlement of N300 million unspent funds at the ministry of health.
The court however struck out a request by the EFCC counsel-requesting summons to force her to be brought to court on May 19, 2008. The judge said that since her lawyers have agreed to present her in court on the next adjourned date, there was no need to issue summon for her arrest.
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