Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

N4.7bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-Oyo Gov, Ladoja’s Trial Indefinately

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has adjourned sine die the ongoing trial of a former governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja. Ladoja is facing trial alongside a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Waheed Akanbi, for allegedly laundering a sum of N4.7bn from the coffers of Oyo State government. At today’s sitting, the prosecution counsel, O. O. Olabisi, stated that he had filed an amended charge against the defendant before the court. He also prayed for an extension of the fiat issued to the Judge by the President of the Court of Appeal to conclu…