Lagos lawyer, Fred Ajudua, has challenged the power of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute him.
The development stalled his trial before Justice Josephine Oyefeso at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Thursday.
Ajudua was initially being tried before Justice Kudirat Jose but the case was l transferred to Justice Oyefeso last year.
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The EFCC is prosecuting Ajudua for allegedly defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (rtd)of $8.4m while both of them were in Kirikiri prison.
The EFCC had alleged that the defendant and his accomplices approached Bamaiyi in Kirikiri prison and assured him that they would assist him to secure his freedom.
Ajudua was then facing trial for the attempted murder of the late Publisher of The Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru and convinced Bamaiyi they could secure his freedom.
Ajudua’s co-defendant and a former registrar of the court, Oluronke Rosulu, had opted for separate trial when he failed to appear for trial after several adjournments.
Rosulu was found guilty of complicity in the fraud and was last year sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo.
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