Tag: Statement
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Judge orders EFCC to retract statement on Dasuki’s aide, suspends trial
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court in Abuja has insisted that the trial of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, a former Aide to Colonel Sambo Dasuki and 7 others in alleged N1.5bn fraud would not be resumed until the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) retracts fully the misrepresentation of the court’s proceedings that the…
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EFCC bows to court order, apologises to Dasuki’s aide over demeaning press statement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday bowed to an order of a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged falsehood and media trial engaged by the anti-graft agency against a military officer, Colonel Nicholas Ashinze. Ashinze was Military Assistant to former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Justice Kolawole had ordered…