Breaking : Drama as EFCC rearrests Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia
The economic and economic Crimes fee on Tuesday arrested a former Federal excessive court docket decide , Justice Rita Ofili -Ajumogobia , at the premises of a Lagos kingdom high court docket in Ikeja after expenses in opposition to her had been struck out through the courtroom.
Ofili - Ajumogobia changed into arrested through approximately 10 EFCC officials and driven away in a white Toyota Hilux with Abuja variety plate BWR 637 AT .
The disregarded decide , who wore a forged on her right leg, had tried to leave the court after Justice Hakeem Oshodi struck out the 30 counts bordering on corruption and abuse of office added against her and a Senior advocate of Nigeria , Godwin Obla .
Ofili - Ajumogobi and Obla have been arrested with the aid of the EFCC in 2016 .
They pleaded not responsible to the costs .
Upon sighting the anti -corruption business enterprise ’ s officials , Ofili - Ajumogobia again to the court docket to searching for protection from the courtroom .
But Justice Oshodi advised her that there has been not anything he may want to do .
However , the EFCC officials allowed Obla to leave the courtroom premises .
Handing over the judgment , Justice Oshodi held that based totally on the judicial precedent set by Justice Nganjiwa vs FRN, the excessive court docket lacked jurisdiction to hear the healthy because the EFCC “jumped the gun” in submitting the first amended fee .
He said notwithstanding the EFCC being privy to the decision in Nganjiwa ’ s case concerning the right system to field erring judicial officers, the frame still went in advance with the case .
The choose said , “ As of Monday , December 11, 2017 , the EFCC become aware of the decision reached by using the courtroom of appeal in Nganjiwa vs FRN. The amended facts has yet to be filed and the twelfth prosecution witness was still giving proof. ”
He introduced , “we've no longer determined a way within the judicial environment to subject or penalise an employer of government through fines or fees.
“ The court has no jurisdiction to hear the primary amended price of February 21 , 2018, of 31 counts . This healthy is hereby struck out. ”
In the meantime , the EFCC said it rearrested Ofili - Ajumogobia to allow it to decide upon sparkling criminal expenses in opposition to her .
The fee stated the improvement turned into in step with the choice of the attraction courtroom , Lagos department, in a case regarding Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa , which ruled that a decide couldn't be prosecuted till they had both been disregarded or compulsorily retired by using the national Judicial Council .
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“ Consequent upon the truth that the commission had presented Ofili - Ajumogobia earlier than the NJC for disciplinary motion and that the NJC had taken a function , the fee could now method the courtroom to decide on fresh fees her , ” acting spokesman for the EFCC, Tony Orilade, stated in a statement .
A former Minister of Aviation , Femi Fani - Kayode , criticised the EFCC for rearresting Ofili -Ajumogobia .
Fani - Kayode stated in statement , “This isn't justice ; it's miles sheer wickedness . I attraction to President (Muhammadu ) Buhari to place a stop to this wholesale , vindictive and cruel persecution and to warning the EFCC. If we do now not fear guy , we need to at least fear God
Ofili - Ajumogobia changed into arrested through approximately 10 EFCC officials and driven away in a white Toyota Hilux with Abuja variety plate BWR 637 AT .
The disregarded decide , who wore a forged on her right leg, had tried to leave the court after Justice Hakeem Oshodi struck out the 30 counts bordering on corruption and abuse of office added against her and a Senior advocate of Nigeria , Godwin Obla .
Ofili - Ajumogobi and Obla have been arrested with the aid of the EFCC in 2016 .
They pleaded not responsible to the costs .
Upon sighting the anti -corruption business enterprise ’ s officials , Ofili - Ajumogobia again to the court docket to searching for protection from the courtroom .
But Justice Oshodi advised her that there has been not anything he may want to do .
However , the EFCC officials allowed Obla to leave the courtroom premises .
Handing over the judgment , Justice Oshodi held that based totally on the judicial precedent set by Justice Nganjiwa vs FRN, the excessive court docket lacked jurisdiction to hear the healthy because the EFCC “jumped the gun” in submitting the first amended fee .
He said notwithstanding the EFCC being privy to the decision in Nganjiwa ’ s case concerning the right system to field erring judicial officers, the frame still went in advance with the case .
The choose said , “ As of Monday , December 11, 2017 , the EFCC become aware of the decision reached by using the courtroom of appeal in Nganjiwa vs FRN. The amended facts has yet to be filed and the twelfth prosecution witness was still giving proof. ”
He introduced , “we've no longer determined a way within the judicial environment to subject or penalise an employer of government through fines or fees.
“ The court has no jurisdiction to hear the primary amended price of February 21 , 2018, of 31 counts . This healthy is hereby struck out. ”
In the meantime , the EFCC said it rearrested Ofili - Ajumogobia to allow it to decide upon sparkling criminal expenses in opposition to her .
The fee stated the improvement turned into in step with the choice of the attraction courtroom , Lagos department, in a case regarding Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa , which ruled that a decide couldn't be prosecuted till they had both been disregarded or compulsorily retired by using the national Judicial Council .
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“ Consequent upon the truth that the commission had presented Ofili - Ajumogobia earlier than the NJC for disciplinary motion and that the NJC had taken a function , the fee could now method the courtroom to decide on fresh fees her , ” acting spokesman for the EFCC, Tony Orilade, stated in a statement .
A former Minister of Aviation , Femi Fani - Kayode , criticised the EFCC for rearresting Ofili -Ajumogobia .
Fani - Kayode stated in statement , “This isn't justice ; it's miles sheer wickedness . I attraction to President (Muhammadu ) Buhari to place a stop to this wholesale , vindictive and cruel persecution and to warning the EFCC. If we do now not fear guy , we need to at least fear God
