By Francis IWUCHUKWU
Further hearing in the $32 million fraud charge slammed against a Lagos-based socialite, Princess Toyin Akolade alongside 10 others was on Friday fixed for March 11, 2022.
The date was arrived at by Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria after counsels (prosecution and defence) had adopted their respective written addresses on whether to hear the charge first or the objection to the charge filed by the defendant’s lawyer.
It would be recalled that on the last adjourned date, Justice Peter Lifu had asked counsel to both parties to address him on the contending issue of Section 396 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA and fixed today for the adoption of the written addresses.
Other defendants in the charge are four Indian Nationals, Prem Garg, Devashish Garg, Bhagwan Simgh Rawat and Mukul Tyagi and two Britons, Marcus Wade and Andrew Fairie, said to be at large.
Also, four companies: Metal Africa Steel Products Limited, Wilben Trade Limited, Fisolak Global Resources Limited and Kannu Aditya India Limited, were equally charged before the court on the alleged offences.
Princess Toyin Akolade alongside others were charged before the court by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) in a charge designated FHC/L/407c/2019.
They were being accused of fraud to the tune of $32 million by false pretence.
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