N2bn Fraud Trial: EFCC to appeal Oronsaye’s acquittal
The Financial and Monetary Crimes Charge, EFCC, will charm the judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja, which acquitted a used Head of the Civil Provider of the Federation, HoS, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye of the N2bn money laundering charge introduced in opposition to him and others by the Charge.
In dismissing the charge, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the Charge didn’t set the charges in opposition to the defendants.
Nonetheless, the Charge believes the trial mediate erred by overlooking the evidence of the 21 witnesses referred to as by the prosecution all the arrangement by the trial apart from the confessional observation of one in every of the defendants, Osarenkhoe Afe.
It has, therefore, determined to grief the judgment on the Court of Charm.
Oronsaye’s corruption trial commenced in 2015 when he turned into docked alongside the Managing Director of Fredrick Hamilton Global Services Tiny, Mr. Osarenkhoe Afe and three corporations- Cluster Logistic Tiny; Kangolo Dynamic Cleaning Tiny, and Drew Funding & Building Company Tiny.
The first and 2nd defendants, had between 2010 and 2011, earlier the corporations as automobiles to siphon public funds to the tune of N2billion, by contract fraud.
They were prosecuted on an amended 27 –count charge.
