Alleged $6bn fraud: Court Dismisses Agunloye’s Motion against Prosecution by EFCC

Justice Jude Onwueguzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, April 15, 2024, dismissed a motion raised by former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to prosecute him. Agunloye is facing trial for an alleged fraudulent award of contract of the Mambilla project to the tune of $6billion (Six Billion United States Dollars). At the last adjournment, the former minister, through his lawyer, Adeola Adedipe SAN filed a motion arguing that the EFCC lacked both investigative and prosecutorial powers

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Source	EFCC
Collection	Anti-corruption and elections
Kind	Document
Publisher	Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Date	2024-04-16
Type	press-release
Found at	https://www.efcc.gov.ng/news/alleged-6bn-fraud-court-dismisses-agunloyes-motion-against-prosecution-by-efcc
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Record ID	`efcc:news:12354`

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Alleged $6bn fraud: Court Dismisses Agunloye’s Motion against Prosecution by EFCC. EFCC, 2024. Vero Archive, record efcc:news:12354.