Dasukigate: What happened in court on Monday

The Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, ordered that Mrs Isabella Mimie Oshodin should remain in the EFCC’s custody until Aug 21 pending the determination of the suit brought before it.

Oshodin was arraigned alongside the furniture company, Bob Oshodin Organisation Limited, for unlawfully receiving N22.9 billion from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki.

Counsel to Oshodin, Osahon Idemudia, in a suit number: CR/114/19, had asked Justice Taiwo Taiwo for a bail application who she said had been in the commission’s detention for about 70 days.

Justice Taiwo, who adjourned the matter till Aug. 21, ordered that Oshodin should remain in the EFCC’s detention.

Recall that a Federal High Court, Abuja had also approved the withdrawal of Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, from further representing former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh.

Metuh is standing trial on a seven-count charge preferred against him by the EFCC for allegedly receiving N400 million from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki(rtd).

Also, Ikpeazu on the last adjournment had filed a motion to withdraw from the matter alleging immense pressure and threats to his life.

In an affidavit in support of the motion on notice, Ikpeazu averred that he had received numerous threats to his life from diverse sources through telephone calls with disguised numbers.

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