By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday withdrew the alleged N5.6billiin pension scam charges against former Oyo State Head of Service, Kudirat Adeleke, and 11 others.
At the resumed hearing of the case, filed before Justice Laniran Akintola of the Oyo state High Court sitting in Ibadan ,the EFCC Counsel, Barrister Simon Ibekwetu announced the commission’s intention of discontinuance with the suit.
Barrister Simon Ibekwute, informed the court that the commission wants the case to be discontinued as contained in the notice of discontinuance dated February 6 and filed on February 9, and that as at present, not all the parties involved in the matter had been served
The EFCC Counsel then prayed the court for an adjournment to enable him serve all the parties in the cas that are yet to be served of the notice of discontinuance .
Responding to the notice of discontinuance of the case counsel to the former Head of Service Chief Richard Ogunwole (SAN) asked the EFCC’s counsel to ensure that service was done early in order to ascertain the next line of action, adding that the property of the Ex Head of Service and other defendants had been with the EFCC since 2013.
Other defence counsel also aligned with the submission of Chief Ogunwole.
Justice Akintola then adjourned the case till May 4 to enable EFCC’s counsel serve notice of discontinuance on the counsel of the defendants.
It will be recalled that the former Head of Service, Mrs Adeleke and the eleven others namely Muili Aderemi, Iyabo Giwa, Adesina Ayoade, Oguntayo Banji, Adebiyi Musenbiq, Muili Adedamola, Adeduntan Johnson, Bosede Johnson, Kareem Rasheed, Olujimi Adebayo and Adewale Kehinde were arraigned on a 213-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretences as well as fraud and forgery
