The engineers, Oladele Ogundele and Akinbola Fatiregun, through their counsels, E.L. Akpofure (SAN) and Mrs Akinlawon (SAN), filed an application, arguing that the prosecution erred in law by pasting the court’s processes at the entrance of the house of the defendants a day before the court hearing as against three days stipulated by the law. “The manner of service by way of substituton is spelt out by the law. So carrying out such service in the manner they did is nullity,” Akpofure said. Attempt by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mrs E.I Alakija, to call for the defendants to be arraigned was not successful as the court directed the prosecution to file response to the defendants’ application. Justice Lawal Akapo then adjourned till January 27 for argument on the application challenging the legality of the service of the processes.]]>