A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered lawyers to former Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Abdullahi Inde Dikko, to deliver to him a charge pending against him (Dikko) in the court.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu gave the directive yesterday upon being told that lawyers from Mahmud A, Magaji (SAN) & Co were challenging an earlier court order directing the firm to receive the charge and hand same to Dikko.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) filed the 10-count charge, in which it accused Dikko and two others of defrauding the Managing Director of Cambial Limited, Yemi Obadeyi, of N1.1 bilion.
The ICPC said it served the charge on the other defendants – Garba Makarfi (a former Assistant Comptroller in charge of Finance at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Umar Husseini (a lawyer) – but has been unable to serve Dikko since it was filed last year.
In view of the development, the ICPC, on the last date, applied under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) for the charge to be served on the ex-Customs boss through the lawyer who represented him during investigation, a request the court granted.
At the resumed hearing yesterday, Dikko (the first defendant) was absent, while Makarfi and Husseini were in court.
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