Tag: Ikuforiji
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Court acquits ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji of money laundering charge
Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, acquitted a former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, of 54-counts of money laundering.. Delivering judgment, Justice Liman held that the prosecution failed to discharge the burden of proof placed on it by…
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N673m money laundering: Ex-Lagos House speaker Ikuforiji arraigned in Lagos
Former speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Sabit Ikuforiji and his aide Oyebode Atoyebi were arraigned today by the EFCC on a fresh charge of laundering N673 million, four years after they were initially acquitted by the court. The case is before Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi,…
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Alleged N338m fraud: S’Court orders re-trial of former Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji
A five-man panel of the Supreme Court has ordered the re-trial of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who was charged with an alleged N338 million fraud. The court gave the ruling on Friday. It was to rule on whether Mr. Ikuforiji should be tried anew as ordered by…
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Ex-Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji to face fresh trial for alleged N500 million fraud
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, has set aside the ruling of a Federal High Court that cleared former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, of money laundering charges. The appellate court in a unanimous judgment set aside the verdict of the trial judge, Ibrahim Buba, and…