Olufemi Atoyebi, IbadanA former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has filed an interlocutory appeal before the Supreme Court, seeking an adjournment of the N11.5bn fraud case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. His co-defendants, Ayoola Agboola and Femi Babalola – a member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State – filed similar applications. Counsel for Alao-Akala and Babalola, Hakeem Afolabi (SAN), informed the court that his clients had filed an interlocutory appeal on the matter before the Supreme Court, and sought an adjournment in order to await the decision of the apex court. He also prayed the court to allow the defendants to go and “sin no more even though they are not sinners,” quoting some pronouncements of the Supreme Court. Counsel for Agboola, Richard Ogunwole (SAN), aligned himself with the two applications, saying the interlocutory appeal in the Supreme Court would terminate the proceedings at the high court.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 00:45 UTC