Mike Ozekhome
By Victory Oghene
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome will be arraigned on Monday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged felony and forgery.
Ozekhome is implicated in the forgery controversy over a property in the UK traced to a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, late Gen. Jeremiah Useni.
The High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory yesterday notified tge ICPC that the trial is fixed for Court 4.
But the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) yesterday presented more evidence of the forgery of its passport to ICPC which may increase the charges against Ozekhome from three to eight.
The ICPC said it is empowered to put Ozekhome on trial by virtue of Section 13 of the commission’s Act.
According to the notice from the court, FRN v. Chief Mike Ozekhome, parties are to be heard on Monday “if the business of the court permits or otherwise on some adjournment day of which you will receive no further notice.
“The parties are warned that at the hearing, they are required to bring forward all the evidence by witnesses or by documents which each of them desires to rely on in support of his own case or in contradiction of that of his opponent…”
Meanwhile, ICPC yesterday insisted that it can put Ozekhome on trial
The ICPC said Ozekhome has a case to answer by virtue of Section 13 of the ICPC Act 2000.
