A lawyer, Taiwo Oreagba, charged with alleged corrupt demand and obtaining N4million from one Henry Umoh under false pretence has been directed to open his defence by an Ikeja High Court.
The court presided over by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo decided after throwing out the no-case submission of the lawyer.
The judge held that the evidence before the court raised several questions that needed clarifications from Oreagba, hence the no-case submission failed.
It would be recalled that Oreagba was arraigned for the alleged offence by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) on Thursday, November 12, 2020, before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
But the lawyer pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt demand and obtaining the sum of N4m by false pretence.
The defendant, who is counsel to one Kelechi Uka currently under investigation by the Commission, was alleged to have collected the N4m from one Henry Umoh supposedly to influence officers of the Commission to secure Uka’s release.
Uka is standing trial on offences relating to stealing at the Lagos State High Court.
The case has been adjourned till March 10 and 11, 2022 for the defence to open its case.
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