Alleged N5m Bribe: Court Adjourns Justice Ajumogobia, Oblas Trial To March 17

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos state High Court in Ikeja yesterday adjourned further hearing in the case of suspended Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia and a former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecutor, Godwin Obla (SAN) to March 17.The EFCC had arraigned Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia and Obla on a 30-count charge of conspiracy to pervert justice by allegedly giving and receiving a bribe of N5 million.The EFCC had also alleged that about $793,800 passed through the Justice Ajumogobias domiciliary accounts between 2012 and 2015 and that she allegedly used the money to buy a house in London.The two accounts, Access Bank (0002649223) and Diamond Bank (0032091183) have since been frozen by the EFCC.Five of the charges are centered on an alleged N5m bribe given to the judge by the senior advocate while the remaining 26 charges are on the huge amounts that passed through the accounts of Ofili-Ajumogobia and her alleged inability to explain her source of wealth.The other charges filed against the judge border on forgery, lying, unlawful enrichment and other related offenses.They both pleaded not guilty to the charge.At the resumed hearing of the matter on Friday, a prosecution witness, Adewale Oshodi told the court of how he did not verify the huge amounts of money given to him by the judge to pay into her dollar account domiciled in Diamond Bank.Oshodi who is the branch Manager of one of the branches of the bank during cross examination further told the court that though he is expected to ask for the source of funds from his customers, he decided to look the other way because Justice Ajumogobia was a high net worth customer
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