Judge Acquits Ikuforiji Of N600m Money Laundering Charges

 

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has discharged and acquitted Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, from money laundering charges.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had accused Mr. Ikuforiji and Oyebode Atoyebi, his aide, of laundering about N600 million and were charged to court.

The judge described the trial as “anachronistic” and should not have been allowed to continue. “This proceeding should have been treated as an aborted trial and the charges should have been withdrawn,” he added.