Alleged $4.5bn, ₦2.8bn fraud: Lagos Court Rejects Emefiele's Request To Discontinue Hearing

A Lagos state Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has rejected a bid by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to stall his trial.
Mr Emefiele is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged abuse of office and fraud totaling $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion.
The defendant, standing trial along with one Henry Isioma-Omole had pleaded not guilty to the 26-count charge on April 8, after which the prosecution led by rotimi oyedepo (SAN) had presented its first witness to testify. That evidence had already been concluded on April 12.
Further Hearing was adjourned to Monday for the EFCC to present more witnesses and for hearing of all pending applications.
At the resumed hearing, Mr emefiele's lead counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN) challenged the validity of the charges on basis of jurisdiction and constitutionality, urging the court to hear his preliminary objection first before progressing further with the trial.
He added that the first defendant couldn't be prosecuted in any state high court and that counts 1-4 in the charge sheet are unconstitutional. The second defendant's counsel, Kazeem gbadamosi (SAN) also agreed with the request.
But In response, EFCC's counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo SAN says it is legal and in the interest of justice for the court to prevent the objection challenging the Jurisdiction nder the cloak of constitutionality.
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