A High Court in Ikeja has, today, October 15, cleared businessman, Fred Ajudua, of a $1.69m (N278,004,879.07) fraud charge against 2 Dutch businessmen, Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen.
Fred Ajudua Cleared of N278M Charges
A Lagos court has cleared businessman, Fred Ajudua, of a $1.69m (N278,004,879.07) fraud charge after he was accused of duping 2 Dutch businessmen, Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen
Ajudua was declared free to go after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) withdrew the charges against him.
The counsel for the EFCC Mrs A.E. Sanusi said:
“Our witnesses are foreigners who are reluctant to come to Nigeria.
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“They are citing Ebola virus disease as one of the reasons they do not want to come.
“The first defendant (Ajudua) is at present being remanded in the Kirikiri Prisons; in the circumstances, we are constrained to withdraw the charge.
“We are asking the court to discharge the defendants until we are able to get our witnesses.”
Ajudua is however facing another fraud charge as he has also been accused of defrauding former Chief of Army Staff, Ishaya Bamaiyi of $5.9m (N970,549,577.81).
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