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Court dismisses graft charges against Justice Ademola, wife, SAN

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed all the 18 counts, including gratification charges preferred against Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court; his wife, Olubowale; and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi.

Justice Jude Okeke discharged the three defendants in a ruling upholding the respective no-case submissions filed by the defendants.

The charges were filed last year by the Office of the Attorney General Federation following the raid by the Department of State Services’ operatives on the judge’s house on October 7, 2016.

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