Abuja — After their futile attempt to quash the 10 count criminal charge that was preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, erstwhile helmsmen of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Mr Taiwo Ogunjobi, Sani Lulu, Uchegbulam Amanze and Bolaji Ojo-Oba, yesterday, begged trial Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High Court in Abuja to hands-off their trial.
The accused quartet who are facing trial over alleged role they played in the mismanagement of about N1.3 billion belonging to the football house, pleaded the trial judge to stay further proceeding before him and await the outcome of an appeal they have lodged before the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal.
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