N2.9bn Fraud: Court Decides Kenneth Amadi’s Fate Nov 22

Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, will on November 22, 2022, deliver judgment in the criminal charge slammed against a former employee of Eunisell Limited, Kenneth Amadi, by the federal government.

The judge arrived at the date after counsel to all the parties adopted their final written addresses last Tuesday.

Amadi is alleged to be involved in a N2.9 billion fraud which the government levelled against him through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF).

At the last proceedings on the matter, Justice Allagoa ruled against the “no-case submission” instituted by Amadi, questioning the N2.9 billion fraud charge against him by the government.

In his ruling, the judge held that the prosecution raised issues that required Amadi to proffer answers, prompting the court to order him to open his defence.

Amadi had contended that the prosecution did not make any prima facie case against him and as such has no business being in court.

He urged the court to strike out the criminal charge against him and accordingly acquit and discharge him without any further delay.

But responding, the prosecution insisted that Justice Allagoa should discountenance the prayers of the defendant because a case had been made against him and that he ought to put up a defence. The prosecution asked the court to order Amadi to open his defence.

Specifically, Amadi and his company, IDID Nigeria Limited, are being tried before the court on a five-count charge of conspiracy and fraud of N2.9 billion.