The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rejected the plea bargain offer proposed by a
former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Ms Jumoke Akinjide.
According to EFCC’s lawyer,
Nnemeke Omenwa, the agency would instead proceed with the trial.
At the last sitting of the
court on February 6, the EFCC had admitted to the court that it had recovered
the N650 million allegedly laundered by Ms Akinjide and two others.
The Commission had,
however, emphasised that the case before the court was not merely about the
funds, but was rather about the nature of the funds and the manner the
defendants handled them.
The case consequently
proceeded to trial, on Thursday, with the first prosecution witness already
giving evidence.
Details later…
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