A lawyer and a business man Fred Ajudua was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before an Ikeja High Court in Lagos on Friday, November, 28 for alleged fraud of $9.3million.
Barrister Fred is placed on a 28-count charges before the court, and his prosecutors are alleging that he defrauded the former Chief of Army Staff 'General Ishaya Bamaiyi (rtd) of the said sum, when they were both detained at Kirikiri maximum security prison Ikoyi, Lagos, in November, 2004.
EFCC stated that Fred Ajudua obtained this money on false pretense, by assuring General Bamaiyi that he has a tight-water plan that can get him released from the prison, and this led to payment of this huge sum, only to be known later it was all a plot to dupe him.
But as they were in court on Friday, 28 Nov, Barrister Fred refused to enter a defence as to the charges levelled against him, stating that he shall wait for the presence of his second counsel, Olalekan Ojo, before he can make any plea. This led to his first counsel, Alex Agbaka, to become furious with anger and thereby indicated his withdrawal from the case, since his client has chosen his colleague over him.
While the drama was going on, Oluwatoyin Ipaya, who is the presiding jury, refused the request of Alex Agbaka, and said that the court has no extra time to wait for the said Mr Olalekan Ojo, and therefore charged the court registrar to call out the charges and enter a "not guilty" plea for Fred Ajudua, and finally adjourned the case till January 2015 for further hearing.
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