The trial of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi for alleged money laundering was stalled at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday due to the elevation of Justice Mohammed Idris to the Court of Appeal. Nwaoboshi and his lawyers were in court but the registrar said there had been no directives on the case’s re-assignment. She suggested that it be adjourned until the end of the court’s long vacation scheduled to begin on July 9. A circular signed by the Chief Judge, Justice Abdu Kafarati, said the long vacation would end on September 14. “During the vacation, only the core stations namely: Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt will remain functional: litigating public are at liberty to approach only these courts. “Only cases of extreme urgency, such as arrest of ships and fundamental rights cases, are to be entertained during the period,” the circular read. The court’s Abuja division will cater for cases from the Federal Capital Territory, North Central, North Western, and the North East parts of the country. The Lagos division is to cater for cases from the Southwest, while the Port Harcourt division will handle cases from the South-South and South-East. Justices Muslim Hassan and Chuka Obiozor will sit as vacation judges in Lagos. The 2018/2019 Federal High Court Legal Year and Annual Judges Conference will hold from September 17 to 20. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Nwaoboshi, Golden Touch Construction Projects Limited and Suiming Electricals for alleged N322million fraud. The prosecution alleged that Nwaoboshi and Golden Touch Construction Projects purchased a 12-storey property known as Guinea House, Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos, for N805million between May and June 2014. The anti-graft agency claimed that N322million out of the N805million was part of proceeds of “an unlawful act, to wit: fraud.” The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. Other pending high profile cases before Justice Idris are those of former governors Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia), Rashidi Ladoja (Oyo), former Nigeria Air Force chief, Adesola Amosu, a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Gooluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Dr. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and a suit by ex- First Lady, Patience Jonathan, seeking the release of her $15.5million, among others.]]>

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