In the petition dated May 30, 2013 and personally signed, Ogunbambo, who recently enlisted a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, as part of his defence team, said that when his lawyers applied for bail before Onigbanjo, he was the only oil marketer connected to the case that was denied bail until the Court of Appeal approved of it
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Justice A.R. Mohammed, who fixed the date when the suit was mentioned, said June 17 would be used for the hearing of arguments and adoption of addresses
“The accused is hereby convicted as charged and is accordingly sentenced to six months imprisonment, which will start running from July 3, 2012 when he was arrested,” Kurya said in his judgment.
When the case was mentioned on Monday, the Prosecution Counsel, Hajara Yusuf, prayed the court to give the prosecution some time to amend the charge against the accused
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, told State House correspondents on Monday that the approval was sequel to the recommendation by the National Judicial Council