Just In: Nigerian Justice & Wife Cover Their Faces in Shame as FG Arraigns Them in Abuja Court (Photos)

The Federal Government on Tuesday, arraigned a Federal High Court judge, Adeniyi Ademola, before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Justice Ademola and wife covering their faces in court (Photo: SaharaReporters)

 

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on Monday, arraigned Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court in Abuja and his wife, Olabowale, who is the Head of Service of Lagos State, before a High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja.

 

According to Punch newspaper, the couple were arraigned on 11 counts including conspiracy to receive gratification and receiving gratification of N30m from Joe Agi and Associates, between March 11 and March 26, 2015.

 

Only the first four counts which border on the alleged N30m gratification involve the wife of the judges, as the rest of the seven counts were specifically preferred against the judge alone.

 

 

In one of the other counts, the judge was  accused of attempting to receive gratification in the sum of N25m from one Sani Shaibu Teidi on February 21, 2014.

 

Justice Ademola was also said to have on January 5, 2015 in his capacity as a public servant “corruptly received from Joe Odey Agi a BMW Saloon 320i valued at N8,500,000 through your son, Ademide Ademola, as gratification in the exercise of your official functions as the judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria”.

 

The prosecution also accused the judge of “dealing with property subject matter of an offence” by transferring N85m and N90m, totalling, N175m to Franco Dan Parker on February 24, 2014.

 

 

The judge was also said to have on October 7, 2016 had in his possession “one Pump Action Rifle with serial number AVAR MAGNUM 6084 without a valid licence an thereby committed an offence contrary to section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, 2004.”

 

He was said to have on the same date of October 7, 2016 had in his possession another Pump Action Rifle with serial number AVAR MAGNUM 6284 without a valid licence.

 

In the last count, he was accused of having in his possession on the same date of October 7, 2014,  “35 rounds of live ammunition (cartridge) without a valid licence an thereby committed an offence contrary to section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, 2004.”

 

Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges when they appeared before the trial judge, Justice Jude Okeke, on Tuesday.

 

The proceedings were still going on as of the time of filing this report.