N798m Subsidy Scam: You have case to answer, Court tells Opeyemi Ajuayah and others

Justice Latifah Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court today, dismissed an application of a no-case submission filed by Opeyemi Ajuyah, Majope Investment, Abdullahi Alao, Axenergy and Olarenwaju Olalusi.

While dismissing the application; Justice Okunnu held that the prosecution had adduced a prima-facie case against the defendants. 

On the issue of wrong law as claimed by the defendants, she said the punishment for the alleged offence of conspiracy was also within the Advance Fee Fraud Act as a conspiracy to commit is as good as committing the act. 

Consequently, the defendants were ordered to enter their defence. 

The defendants are standing trial on an 8 - count charge of conspiracy to obtain unearned sum of N798, 984,707 (Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight Million, Nine Hundred Eighty Four Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seven Naira only) from the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Petroleum Support Fund. 

The case was adjourned to June 24, 2016, 6th, 26th, 27th, 29th and 30th of July 2016 for defence.‪

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#‎FRAUD‬.

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