Court rules on Lawal’s objection in alleged N500m suit Oct 16

Justice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court yesterday fixed October 16, 2019 for ruling on an objection raised by the defence team of Babachir Lawal on the admissibility of electronic evidence linking the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to Josmon Technologies, a company which is standing trial with him as defendants.

The items and the forensic report were presented by the second prosecution witness, Fatima Asabe Umar, a certified access data examiner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Lawal, the first defendant and his younger brother Hamidu, Suleiman Abubakar, Apeh John alongside two companies, Rholavision Engineering and Josmon Technologies, are facing trial in an alleged N500 million suit.
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