Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, Obla beg judge to vary bail conditions

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday varied the conditions attached to the bail granted Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia and Chief Godwin Obla (SAN), who are facing charges of bribery and unlawful enrichment.

The serving judge and the SAN were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on November 28, 2016 on 30 counts before Justice Hakeem Oshodi.
Following their not guilty plea to all the charges, Justice Oshodi granted them bail on self-recognisance with a condition that they must each deposit N20m and their passports into the custody of the chief registrar of the court.

Justice Oshodi said the bail would be revoked if the defendants failed to meet the conditions within seven days.

Punch, December 9

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