Justice Jude
Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has
discharged Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The judge
dismissed all 18 counts, including gratification charges against Ademola, his
wife Olubowale, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joe Agi.
He
discharged all accused persons in a ruling upholding the no-case submissions
filed by the defendants.
The Office
of the Attorney General of the Federation, had in 2016 filed the charges
against the accused persons following the raid by Department of State Service
operatives on the judge’s house on October 7, 2016.
Justice
Okeke, in his ruling held that the prosecution was unable to make out a prima
facie case with respect to any of the “18 counts on concluding its case with 19
witnesses and exhibits A to ZZZ to warrant calling on the defendants to enter
their defence.”
The judge
noted that the case of the prosecution was built on strong suspicion and
speculation fueled by the feeling of fight against corruption which no
reasonable court could base any conviction on.
(Daily Post)
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