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Court acquits lawyer of fraud
From the court judgement, it is apparent that the EFCC did a shoddy job in their investigation.
A state High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has discharged and acquitted a lawyer of fraud.
The lawyer, Imo Akpan, was arrested in 2015 by some operatives of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was handcuffed and taken from Uyo to Lagos in a commercial flight.
The EFCC later, in 2015, arraigned Mr Akpan, in a well-publicised case, on a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence and stealing, which the judge, Archibong Archibong, said the anti-graft agency was unable to prove.
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Delivering judgment, Justice Bello Kawu, warned him to desist from committing crimes and be of good behaviour.
NAN reports that the defence counsel, Egbadekwu Inalegwu had prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, saying Ehijele pleaded guilty without wasting the resources and time of the court.
“Ehijele remitted the money back to the owners and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called him for rehabilitation, he is remorseful and has learnt his lesson.
” I pray to court to give him an option of fine so that he can go back to the society and be rehabilitated, ” Inalegwu said.
Seven suspected bandits who were involved in the kidnapping of residents in Niger state have been arrested by the police and the sum of N3.2 million cash has been recovered.