Ikoyi cash: We can’t find ex-NIA DG, wife – EFCC

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that it did not know the whereabouts of the ex-NIA DG, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folashade.

The anti-graft agency had last Wednesday charged the Okes before the court  in connection with the sums of  $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 (totalling N13bn) recovered by the EFCC from Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos linked to them.

The EFCC had said that they would be arraigned last Friday but as it failed to produce the defendants in the court, the case was slated for Wednesday (yesterday).

However, on Wednesday, the prosecuting counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, told Justice C.J. Aneke that the anti-graft agency had still not been able to serve the charge sheet on the Okes.

He said the operatives of the anti-graft agency went to the known address of the defendants but they were nowhere to be found.

“We are having issues with the service of the charge sheet. We have gone to their known addresses but could not find them to be able to serve them with the charges,” Oyedepo told the judge.

He noted that there was a provision in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, which empowered a judge to make an order compelling the appearance of defendant.

But Justice Aneke said he could not make any such order because the case was not yet properly filed before him.

“I’ve not seen your file. It’s when I see the file that I can determine the urgency of any application.  I can’t exercise my discretion without seeing the efforts you have made on paper,” the judge said.

He asked the prosecutor to come back in 24 hours with the relevant application that might make  him make an order compelling the appearance of the Okes.

There had been online reports suggesting that the ex-NIA DG and his wife have left the country.

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