N4.7M Fruad: EFCC Arraigns Justice Agbadu For Unlawful Enrichment

Hamilton Nwosa
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The EFCC today, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, arraigned a serving National Industrial Court Judge, Justice Agbadu James Fishim, before Justice Raliatu Adebiyi of Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja on a 19 count charge bordering on unlawful enrichment to the tune of N4.7Million.
The defendant,

Justice Agbadu James Fishim is alleged to have received monies from different lawyers and SANs in the course of discharging his duties as a judge, which he could not account for.
After arraignment and argument and plea for granting of accused on bail, Justice Adebiyi, admitted him on bail with conditions and adjourned the matter to November 11, 12 and 13, 2017, for trial.

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