Oladimeji Ramon
A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), who is being prosecuted for an alleged fraud of N22.8bn, has returned to the negotiation table with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, seeking possible out-of-court settlement.
Amosu’s new move is coming about 16 months after he abandoned his initial proposition to enter into a plea bargain with the anti-graft agency.
It was learnt that the ex-air chief was scared off the initial negotiation by the terms imposed by the EFCC.
The EFCC had gone on to open its case, called a number of witnesses and tendered exhibits.
At the resumed proceedings in the case on Monday before the Federal High Court in Lagos, however, counsel for the EFCC, Nnaemeka Omewa, told Justice Mohammed Idris that the defence team had again approached the EFCC for negotiation.
“My Lord, the defence team met with the…
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