N840MILLION ALLEGATION: COURT ACQUITS FORMER FUNNAB VICE CHANCELLOR, 2 OTHERS

The case which lasted for one and half years came to an end at High Court 6, with the court ruling that, there were lack of evidences to convinced the court that, the accused committed the crimes, stressing that the petitioners also gave evidence of information from third party, with no iota of evidence.

The judge, Olatokunbo Majekodunmi in her ruling noted that evidences by all the eleven witnesses showed lack of evidences and therefore set all the accused free, saying,’ the prosecutor has not established any prima facie case against all the accused, and I hereby discharged and acquit them’

In response to the judgment, the counsel for the accused, Benjamin Ogunmodede thanked the court for allowing justice to prevail, while in the same vein, the counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ben Obi expressed appreciation to the court.

Meanwhile, after the ruling, the former Vice-Chancellor, Olusola Oyewole in company of his wife and other family members drove to their church located in Gbonagun area of Abeokuta, for a thanksgiving service