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The former judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice Ajumogobia granted bail. Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia arraigned Thursday by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on allegation of money laundering among 17 other charges, was granted N10 million bail earlier today, www.e-nigeriang.com can report.
The judge subsequently ordered she should be handed over to her attorney on self-cognizance.
The troubled former judge was arraigned before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
However, 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 re-arrested by the EFCC right in the court premises.
EFCC later explained that the arrest was made in order to file fresh criminal charges against her.
The judge subsequently ordered she should be handed over to her attorney on self-cognizance.
The troubled former judge was arraigned before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
However, 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 re-arrested by the EFCC right in the court premises.
EFCC later explained that the arrest was made in order to file fresh criminal charges against her.
