The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  on March 6, 2020 re-arraigned Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, lawyer to a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a three-count charge for allegedly laundering $2m during the 2019 general elections.

Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie was rearraigned alongside his younger brother, Erhunse Giwa-Osagie for conspiring  to make cash payment of $2m without going through a financial institution during the 2019 general election period.

Such transactions violate the provisions of Sections 18(a) and 1(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011,  according to Commission 's prosecution counsel,  Rotimi Oyedepo.

They pleaded "not guilty" to the charges preferred against them.

The defendants had earlier been arraigned before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos where they pleaded "not guilty" before the case was transferred to Justice Aneke.
 
However, Justice Aneke ordered that the defendants continue on the bail earlier granted them by Justice Oweibo following an application by the defence counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN.

Raji, further presented an application seeking the permission of the court to allow Atiku's lawyer travel to London for a medical appointment.

Justice Aneke has adjourned until Monday, March 9, 2020 to rule on the application.

                                   
Media & Publicity
March 6, 2020