Ebun Francis|
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday failed to arraign the sacked Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folashade because they were unable to get hold of them.
EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade suggested this to be the case in an interview with a national publication on Friday.
The anti-graft agency had on Wednesday filed four charges against the Okes before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
They were scheduled to be arraigned on Friday before Justice C.J. Aneke in connection with the sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 (totalling N13bn) removed by the EFCC from Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos linked to them.
On Friday, however, the EFCC failed to produce Oke and his wife, Folashade in court.
The EFCC prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo, who came to court without the defendants, asked the court registrars to reschedule the arraignment till Wednesday, February 6.
Oke and his wife Folashade are believed to have travelled out of the country earlier this week.
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