21 November 2006
Lagos — A Federal High Court in Lagos presided by Justice Mohammed Shuaib yesterday held that eight Plateau State lawmakers must face the money laundering charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This followed the judge dismissal of the two applications earlier brought by the lawmakers by the judge.
Out of the 12 lawmakers currently facing trial before the court, five of them had filed an application for stay of proceedings at the lower court, asking it to stay action on the money laundering trial, pending the determination of their complaints at the Appellate court.
This was because the lawmakers filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal in Lagos following a dissatisfaction with certain aspect of the ruling earlier delivered by Justice Shuaib.
Besides, the remaining eight lawmakers also urged the lower court to quash the money laundering charge against them.
The lawyer to the eight lawmakers, Dr Olumide Ayeni, in his argument had told the court that the alleged offence against his clients did not suggest any criminal infraction of any provision of the law.
He added that based on the totality of the material fact that were brought before the court by the EFCC, no prima facie case had been established against his clients.
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