The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal brought before it by the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who was charged with an alleged N338 million fraud. The court, in the unanimous judgment, also returned the matter to the Federal High Court in Lagos for re-assignment to another judge for trial. Recalled that the ex-speaker had earlier been absolved of the fraud charges by Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos. Furthermore, the EFCC lawyer faulted the conclusion of Justice Buba that the submissions of the two witnesses called by the EFCC supported the innocence of Ikuforiji. “The findings of the lower court are not supported by the evidence before the lower court”, he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 12, 2018 13:18 UTC