The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will on June 11, re-arraign a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, and two others charged with N650 million fraud.
Akinjide and the others will appear before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court in Lagos.
She was first arraigned on Jan. 16, 2018, before Justice Sule Hassan alongside two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ayo Adeseun and Olarenwaju Otiti, on an amended 24-count charge bordering on fraud and money laundering.
They, however, pleaded not guilty and were granted bail.
Trial began before Hassan, with witnesses testifying, but midway, the case was transferred to Aneke.
When the case came up on Friday before Aneke, the defendants mounted the dock. Messrs Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), O.F.A Adeosun and Akinola Oladeji appeared for the first, second and third defendants, respectively, while Mr U.U. Buhari announced appearance for the prosecution.
Ayorinde prayed the court to…
