SERIAL FRAUDSTER, FRED AJUDUA REJOINS PRISON INMATES OVER $1 MILLION FRAUD

IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – Serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua has been remanded in prison custody pending resumption of trial on Tuesday, June 05, 2018.He was remanded shortly after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) arraigned him before a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on 12 count charge of conspiracy to obtain over $1million by false pretence contrary to section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap C17 laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003 and forgery contrary to section 467 (2)(1) of the criminal code CAP 17 Vol 2 Laws of Lagos State, 2003.

Ajudua pleaded not guilty to all 12 count charges of over one million US dollar fraud.The arraignment had suffered series of set back last year before Justice Josephine Oyefeso before the Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Oke reassigned it to Special Court for accelerated hearing.

EFCC Counsel, Seiduh Etteh applied that the charge be read to the defendant for his plea to be taken. But Ajudua’s counsel, a Senior Advocate, Mr. Norrison Quaker prayed the court to hear all pending applications before taken the defendant’s plea and the judge obliged him.

Mr. Quaker urged the court to dismiss the entire suit against Ajudua on the grounds that the charge is defective and that the court has no jurisdiction to preside over the matter.

In a counter response, Mr. Atteh told the court that the defendant had filed similar application before Justice Oyefeso which he said the judge dismissed for lack of merit pointing out that what has transpired is nothing but an abuse of court process.

After hearing parties to the suit, Justice Mojisola Dada dismissed the application accordingly. The judge ordered that Ajudua be remanded in Ikoyi Prison pending hearing and ruling on his bail application, coming up on Tuesday.