Nigeria: Ikeja High Court Adjourns Bail Hearing of Businessman in $1.5m Oil Fraud Case

Nigeria: Ikeja High Court Adjourns Bail Hearing of Businessman in $1.5m Oil Fraud Case

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned the bail application of businessman Joseph Ufoma, facing charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a $1.5 million oil fraud, to today, March 31, following his absence in court.

“Bail Hearing Stalled” — Court Adjourns Ufoma’s $1.5m Oil Fraud Case Over Absence, EFCC Alleges Fugitive Status

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned the bail application of businessman Joseph Ufoma, facing charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a $1.5 million oil fraud, to today, March 31, following his absence in court. Ufoma, who is being tried alongside Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, faces a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and forgery, the alleged offences said to contravene Section 1(1)(…