Though discharged and acquitted, Ofili-Ajumogobia to be arraigned by EFCC today

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign former Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ngozi Ofili-Ajumogobia before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

Although Justice Hakeem Oshodi in his ruling on Tuesday discharged and acquitted Ajumogobia of corruption charges brought against her, she was immediately whisked away by the operatives of the agency and will be in the dock today for fresh corruption charges.

It was gathered that she would be arraigned before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on an 18-count charge bordering on corruption and money laundering.

Read also: Obiano offers N5m reward for arrest of late lawmaker Igboka’s killers

One of the 18 charges reads: “That you Hon. Justice Rita Ngozi Ofili Ajumogobia and Godwin Obla, SAN, on or about the 21stday of May 2014 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court conspired to indirectly conceal the sum of N5 million in Diamond Bank account of Nigel and Colive Ltd, which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of proceeds of unlawful act to wit: unlawful enrichment and you thereby committed an offence contrary to sections 18 (a), 15 (2) (a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act”.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now