EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s lawyer, Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie for alleged money laundering

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EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s lawyer, Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie for alleged money laundering

According to TVC news, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, a lawyer to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, for allegedly laundering the sum of $2 million during the 2019 general election.

He was re-arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, alongside his younger brother, Erhunse Giwa-Osagie on three counts.

Their re-arraignment follows the transfer of the case file from Justice Nicholas Oweibo to Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke.

In one of the counts, the Giwa-Osagie’s were both alleged to have conspired among themselves on February 12, 2019, to make cash payment of the sum of $2 million (USD), without going through financial institutions.

Justice Aneke fixed Monday, March 9 to rule on Atiku’s lawyers application seeking permission to travel abroad for his medicals.