Money Laundering: Court Adjourns Trial of Atiku’s Lawyer, Brother, Till Dec. 7
Further trial of Mr. Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, lawyer to the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is being prosecuted over alleged money laundering of $2 million before a Federal High Court, Lagos, has been adjourned till December 7, 2020.
The adjournment was at the instance of Uyiekpen’s brother, Erhunse, who is also being tried on the same allegations alongside his brother, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
At the resumed trial of the Giwa-Osagie, today, their lawyer, Oluwafemi Anjorin, told the court that a letter has been written to the court for an adjournment, due to the absence of the second defendant, Erhunse, whom he said was indisposed.
Lawyer to the EFCC, Abbas Mohammed, did not oppose the defendants’ request for adjournment.
Consequently, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, adjourned the matter till December 7, 2020, for the continuation of the defendants’ trial.
Uyiepken, a senior counsel in Africa Law Practices (ALP), and his younger brother, Erhunse, are being tried before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly laundered the sum of $2 million USD.
They were first arraigned before Justice Nicholas Oweibo on August 14, 2019, during the court long vacation on three counts charge of conspiracy and money.
The offences they had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
