A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has struck out a suit filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
On January 16, the ICPC filed a three-count charge bordering on forgery allegations, against Ozekhome.
The office of the attorney-general of the federation had taken over the case on January 26.
Rotimi Oyedepo, counsel to the AGF, had on the last adjourned date, said the case will be prosecuted with “the highest standard of efficiency, effectiveness, diligence and compliance with due process of law”.
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However, at the resumed court session on Tuesday, which was scheduled for arraignment of Ozekhome, Oyedepo moved an application to withdraw the case.
He said the office of the AGF would need time to review and consolidate the issues which cuts across different investigating agencies.
Oyedepo added that this would help strengthen the case.
Consequently, Peter Kekemeke, presiding judge, struck out the case.
Ozekhome was accused of knowingly presenting forged documents, including a Nigerian international passport, to support his claim of ownership of a property located at 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2 7SX, during proceedings before the London First-Tier Tribunal.
The alleged offences were committed sometime in August 2021 in the Maitama area of the nation’s capital, within the jurisdiction of the court.
