Justice Obiora Egwuatu also directed the culprits to be produced and handed over to the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation and possible prosecution.
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Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, also ordered Kadiri, an Igala chief, who was absent in court, to be remanded in prison custody until the payment of the N100 million.
Ojerinde is being arraigned alongside his four children; Mary Funmilola, Olumide Abiodun, Adedayo and Oluwaseun Adeniyi, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice Inyang Ekwo.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu also ordered the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System in the judgment on Friday.
Counsel for the EFCC, Bala Sanga, told Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja that Mr Nolan, having been declared missing by his counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, had jumped bail.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date on Tuesday after counsel for the parties in the suit adopted all their processes.
The matter, which was on number 12 on the day’s cause list, could not proceed due to Justice Egwuatu’s absence.
The development occurred shortly after the matter was called for mention at a Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu.
The trial, which was to begin afresh today before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, could not proceed due to its re-assignment to another judge.
Ranesh was earlier scheduled for an arraignment on October 13, 2021, but Justice Egwuatu was not in court.
Oyewole told Justice Obiora Egwuatu that Ojerinde engaged him as his personal lawyer while serving as the chief executive of JAMB.
The date was fixed following the absence of the new trial Judge, Obiora Egwuatu, in court.
The News Agency of Nigeria report that Justice Egwuatu had on August 4 admitted the 12 applicants to a bail.
Chief Registrar of the court, Emmanuel Gakko, gave the clarification in a statement on Wednesday.