EMBATTLED Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, who was charged with unlawful enrichment and money laundering, on Monday maintained before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that she still remains a serving judge. Tribune Online recalls that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had re-arraigned Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Godwin Obla on 18 counts, to which they pleaded not guilty before Justice Justice Rilwan Aikawa. “We filed a preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of this court to hear this trial or any other trial concerning Justice Ajumogobia. The basis of this application is that she is still a judge of the Federal High Court. An acknowledgement of that fact caused her trial to be struck out at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja based on Nganjiwas case which is still pending at the appeal court.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 24, 2019 17:26 UTC