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February 7, 2013

Absence of judge stalls N672m fraud charge against Speaker’s PA

By BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE

LAGOS —THE N672 million fraud charge instituted by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before a Lagos High Court, in Igbosere against Oyetade Atoyebi, Personal Assistant to the Lagos State Speaker, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, was Thursday stalled following absence of the judge.

Mr. Atoyebi is charged alongside a former regional manager of Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank Plc), Olayinka Sanni,

Justice Deborah Oluwayemi adjourned till yesterday, for ruling on the bail application of the accused, after they pleaded not guilty to the eight count charge of conspiracy, forgery and uttering of forged documents.