ALLEGED N4. 8BN FRAUD: APPEAL COURT ADJOURNS IBETO'S APPEAL TILL SEPT 16.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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 Alleged N4.8bn Fraud:  Appeal Court Adjourns Ibeto’s Appeal Till Sept 16 A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division,on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, adjourned till September 16, 2024, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto. The case, which was initially before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, had suffered several adjournments due to the absence of the defendant to take his plea with respect to the 10-count charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He was charged alongside his companies, Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings Ltd. Justice Ijelu had, on November 3, 2023 declared Ibeto wanted based on the application moved by counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN. He had also issued a bench warrant for his arrest. However, when the case came up on January 29, 2024, the court informed all parties involved that the case file had been returned to

2 FEDERAL HIGH COURT JUDGES REPORT TO EFCC TODAY SEQUEL TO BRIBERY & MONEY LAUNDERING ALLEGATIONS.{PHOTOS}.

                          Two Federal High Court judges Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa today,17th October,2016,reported to the Lagos Office of EFCC.The judges arrived at the Commission's Lagos Office following an invitation letter the EFCC extended to them.Their invitation is sequel to the bribery and money laundering allegations the Commission discovered during investigations in an ongoing case in which two senior lawyers have already been arraigned in court.It would be recalled that the EFCC had on March 9,2016,arraigned two senior lawyer Rickey Tarfa SAN and Joseph Nwobike SAN,before a Lagos High Court on allegations of bribery and offering gratification to a public official.Nwobike and Tarfa are facing criminal prosecution for allegedly offering gratification to Federal High Court judges to refrain them from exercising the duties of their office.Subsequent investigation revealed that the two Judges allegedly received sums of money from the two senior lawyers severally.The judges are presently being attended to by operatives of the commission.More photos below.

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