The judge, Yusuf Halilu, freed Mr Okorocha after dismissing the charges filed by the anti-graft agency, citing an abuse of court process.
NAN reports that Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt had, in a judgement in 2021, dismissed the EFCC’s charge against Mr Okorocha.The judge then made an order prohibiting the EFCC from further prosecuting the former governor over any alleged offence relating to the said investigation.
Dissatisfied, the commission approached the High Court of the FCT and filed another set of charges against the former governor.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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