A Lagos high court in Lagos today admitted Emeka Ugwuonye to bail after spending weeks in custody at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission cells in Lagos over allegations that he stole $95,000 from a former client, Sola Adeeyo.
A Lagos high court in Lagos today admitted Emeka Ugwuonye to bail after spending weeks in custody at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission cells in Lagos over allegations that he stole $95,000 from a former client, Sola Adeeyo.
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At a resumed hearing today In Lagos the court admitted Mr. Ugwuonye to bail on the condition that he produces two sureties with bail bonds of N6 million each and that each surety produces a certificate of occupancy of landed property in Lagos as well as three years of tax clearance certificates.
Mr. Ugwuonye is also facing criminal charges before two high courts in Abuja filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the charges accuse him of defrauding the Federal Government of the sum of one million, five hundred and fifty thousand US dollars ($1.5m) in the United States relating to real estate transactions.
In addition to the charges in Nigeria, the Maryland Attorney Grievances Commission has begun investigations into Ugwuoinye conversion of Nigerian embassy funds, also a US District court in Washington DC is currently hearing a similar case of conversion against the lawyer.
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