The other defendants are Mubarak Adepoju, Tunde Badmus (popularly known as Uptown), Adelakun Gideon, Abdul-Rasaq Akinola, Muhammed Yahaya and Abdul-Hakeem Mudathir Kewudirorun. “They were surprised and embarrassed that there was a pending charge against them before the Federal High Court, Lagos before Justice Deinde Dipeolu, before the Charge was reassigned. It is on record that Justice Nicholas Oweibo was the trial Judge over the case,” the group explained. Mukuolu, strangely appeared before Justice Oweibo to take over the charge on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). According to him, the merit of the charge should be left in the hands of the court to decide.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2024 09:48 UTC