History
made Learned ladies and Learned gentlemen. About an hour ago the NBA Président
Usoro SAN was arraigned before the Fédéral High Court Lagos. He fought so hard
to stall it but couldnt. Thru his lawyer he argued that they had written to the
CJ to move the case to FHC Uyo. Hon. Justice Hassan said His Lordship gave no
such directives and he was going on with the arraignment.
Upon being arraigned the First NBA Président made to answer money laundering and corruption charges. Usoro took his plea. His lawyer argued his bail application and asked for bail on self recognizance. The EFCC Brilliant Prosecutor Rotimi resisted them and eventually bail was granted in the sum of N250million by His Lordship Hon Justice Hassan who ordered the défendant to produce à surety. His Lordship said pending the perfection of his bail bond Mr Usoro should be released to Mr Offiong SAN one of the accused person's Counsel.
Attendance in court was not nearly as heavy as it was the First time the case was called 10-12. Only 4 or 5 SANs stood up for the defendant today out of a Number of 400+ SANs in Nigeria.
Heroic decision of EFCC to bring Usoros to book. Hopefully this should act as deterrence to Lawyers acting as conduit to pilfer on budgetary sums meant for the common man and thé common woman and certainly infrastructural development.
Thank you
C N AJIE ESQ
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