Tag: Agunloye Loses Bid to Stop Prosecution

  • $6bn Fraud: Ex-minister, Agunloye Loses Bid to Stop Prosecution

    $6bn Fraud: Ex-minister, Agunloye Loses Bid to Stop Prosecution

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    Yetunde Ogunmola
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      On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Justice Jude Onwueguzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT, sitting in Apo, Abuja, dismissed a preliminary objection raised by former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, challenging the jurisdiction of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute him. Agunloye is currently facing prosecution by…