Sunday Ejike - Abuja A property developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe has challenged the legality of the charges brought against him by the office of the Attorney
An Abuja-based property developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe, has challenged the legality of a case brought against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. The AGF had in the charge accused Osakwe of electricity theft to the tune of N11million. But Osakwe, through his lawyer, Mr Victor Giwa, accused the Federal Ministry of Justice of being used to harass and intimidate his client.
The NBA president spoke on Mr Lawan’s case on Thursday at a valedictory court session in honour of Ibrahim Buba, a retired judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Some lawyers from Demaki & Demaki have called for the immediate disbandment of the Navy special task force headed by one Charles Akalieze in Kogi State. In a petition sent to President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, the President was asked to sack the Chief of Naval Staff and also asked to arrest Commander Akalieze of NNS Lugard for his alleged dastardly acts.
Documents from the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) have emerged to counter a false claim by a staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Asabe Waziri, over the purchase of a property located at 1, Mekong Close, Maitama, Abuja worth N130million. There have been controversies over the purchase of an Abuja property by Waziri and a developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe.