A court sitting in Lagos has thrown out a case of fraud filed by former Super Eagles Captain, Kanu Nwankwo, against his partner, Ayoola Gam-Ikon.
This was contained in a press release signed by Clement Onwuenwunor.
According to Onwuenwunor, Gam-Ikon, who was arraigned on March 4, 2013 in Charge NO: B/13/2013 with one other on a 21-count charge of stealing, fraudulent misappropriation and outright fraud against The Hardley Apartments Limited, a hotel jointly owned by Nwankwo and Gam-Ikon, was discharged on July 30, 2015 of the entire allegations at Court II, Lagos State Magistrate Court, Igbosere.
The court was presided over by A. Awogboro.
The statement said: “The special Police Prosecutor, Mr. Animashaun from I.G. Monitoring Unit, Force Headquarters who was prosecuting Mr. Ayoola Gam-Ikon had forwarded the Case File to the Federal Ministry of Justice for the rendering of a legal advice on the criminal charge.
“The Federal Ministry of Justice in their legal advice to the Police which was read in open Court found that The Hardley Apartments Ltd was jointly owned by both Mr. Ayoola Gam-Ikon and Mr. Kanu Nwankwo and that the dispute between them was commercial in nature which can only be settled in a civil Court as there was no iota of crime involved.
“Mr. Ayoola Gam-Ikon discharge upon the legal advice amounted to an acquittal in law.”