Again, Court Adjourns Former HoS, Oyo-Ita’s Trial To January 28
The trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, for alleged fraud has been further adjourned to January 28, 2021.
The lawyers involved in the case took another date after court officials at the Federal High Court, Abuja, informed them that the court will not be sitting today (Wednesday ), the scheduled date for the trial.
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Recall that Oyo-Ita was arraigned before the Justice Taiwo Taiwo’s Court on March 23, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an 18-count charge bordering on fraud to the tune of about N471,633,291.
Ubong Effiok (her special assistant) and Garba Umar, are among the defendants.
Other defendants are Frontline Ace Global Services Limited, Asanaya Projects Ltd, Garba Umar Slopes International Ltd.; Gooddeal Investments Ltd; U & U Global Services Ltd, which is linked to Effiok and Prince Mega Logistics Limited.
But they all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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THE WHISTLER reports that the case had been shifted to October 21, December 1 and January 13, at different times.
