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Breaking News: EFCC Arraigns Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia For The Second Time In Three Days

Posted by Samuel on Thu 18th Apr, 2019 - tori.ng

A a former judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, has been arraigned again in court by the EFCC.

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia in court
 
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, over allegations of money laundering, SaharaReporters reports.
 
The troubled former judge was arraigned before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
 
As of the time of filing this report, Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia pleaded not guilty to the 18-count charge as instituted against her by the anti-graft agency.
 
On Tuesday, Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Ikeja High Court, Lagos, had struck out corruption charges against Ofili-Ajumogobia, but she was immediately rearrested by the EFCCC right on the court premises.
 
EFCC later explained that the arrest was made in order to file fresh criminal charges against her.


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