Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N1.2b Fraud: Court Adjourns Agbele’s Trial to Dec 2

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 adjourned the trial of Abiodun Agbele, an aide of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, to December 2, 2019. The adjournment followed the application for more time by the defence team, which objected to the cross-examination of the fifth prosecution witness (PW5), Damola Otuyalo, former head of Cash in Transit, Diamond Bank Plc, on exhibits AA14, AA15 and AA16. Agbele is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on allegation of money laundering to the tune of N1.2 billio…