The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday fixed October 18 for the arraignment of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his firm, Capital Oil and Gas, for allegedly making false claims to the Assets Management Corporation (AMCON).
Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date following the Federal Government’s complaint that Ubah had repeatedly absented himself from appearing to take his plea on charge FHC/L/383C/2019.
The judge directed that a summons be issued to Ubah and his firm, through his counsel, for the lawmaker’s appearance in court on the adjourned date.
Justice Oweibo declined an application to issue a warrant for Ubah’s arrest, as requested by prosecution counsel Mr. Tunde Lawal of the law firm of Kunle Adegoke SAN & Co.
But the judge warned that the senator risked an arrest warrant should he fail to appear on the next date of adjournment.
The Federal Government initiated criminal proceedings against Ubah in 2019 in an eight-count charge on account of his indebtedness to AMCON.
The counts included conspiracy in making false claims in relation to the actual value of certain assets transferred to AMCON under a consent judgment obtained in 2012.
In previous proceedings, the Federal Government told the court that it had been unable to serve the defendants their October 30, 2019 charges, alleging that Ubah had been evasive.
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