Browsing: Justice Adedayo Akintoye

The News Agency of Nigeria reports in the first suit, Evans is facing trial alongside Victor Aduba, a dismissed member of the Nigerian Army.

Akintoye, while ruling on the application, said the charges filed against Evans did not offend the rule of duplicity as enshrined in the country’s laws and, therefore, lacked merit.

Tarfa had pleaded not guilty to a 26-count charge bordering on offering monetary gratification to two judges of the Federal High Court – Justices Hyeladzira Nganjiwa and Mohammed Yunusa.

Evans told Justice Adedayo Akintoye that he was not well fed by the prison officials who, he claimed were “taking his case personal”.

The Lagos State Government had brought a fresh five-count charge bordering on conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping and attempted murder against Evans and three others

Akintoye stepped aside from the case, due to an allegation of bias brought against her by Nganjiwa.

Nganjiwa, a judge of the Federal High Court, Bayelsa Division, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged corrupt enrichment to the tune of $260,000 and N8.7 million, totalling N81.7 million.