Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie
of the Federal High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 16,
2025, admitted additional evidence from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, against a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu
Agunloye.
Agunloye is facing prosecution by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on seven-count charges,
bordering on official corruption and fraudulent award of Mambilla Power Project
contract to the tune of $6billion (Six Billion US Dollars).
The additional
evidence are an investigation report of the Mambila HydroElectric Power
Project, the defendant awarded to Sunrise Power &Transmission Company
Limited and a warrant of arrest on Jide Sotinri. They were marked “Exhibit EFCC
R and S.”
During the day’s proceedings, Agunloye through
his counsel, Adeola Adedikpe, SAN informed the court of his application
for the release of his passport to enable him travel abroad for
medical evaluation.
Responding to the application, prosecution counsel, M.K Hussain asked the court for more time to
enable him study the application and file his reply.
The judge
adjourned till Thursday, July 17, 2025 for the the hearing
of the overseas medical trip application.
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