CRIME

Chief Emefo Etudo Takes Over As New Defence Counsel Of Alleged Case Of Cybercrime, Money Laundering Involving 98 Chinese

<h4>&NewLine;Chief Emefo Etudo Takes Over As New Defence Counsel<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that Chief Etudo Emefo has taken over as defence counsel involving about 98 Chinese who were arraigned before various judges at the Federal High Court&comma; Ikoyi&comma; Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When suit number FHC&sol;L&sol;62C&sol;25 involving Lin Hao Bo &amp&semi; Anor came up before Justice C&period;J&period; Aneke on Thursday&comma; Chief Etudo announced his presence as the new lawyer for the defendants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; EFCC Prosecuting Counsel&comma; B&period;A&period; Omateno&comma; disagreed with the manner Chief Etudo announced the takeover of the cases orally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Consequently&comma; Justice Aneke told Etudo to do the needful&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It would be recalled that the EFCC had arraigned 32 Chinese for cybercrime and money laundering before Justice Aneke including Lin Hao Bo &amp&semi; Anor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When the matter came up today&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Chief Etudo<&sol;a> announced that he had taken over as defence counsel but the judge said he should have notified the court and prosecutors formally in writing and called him to do so&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Omateno told the judge that the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">case<&sol;a> was one of many in which the defendants had entered for pleabargain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Etudo&comma; however&comma; said his clients were ready for full trial as the EFCC had no &&num;8220&semi;iota of evidence &&num;8220&semi;against Bo &amp&semi; Anor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Justice Aneke adjourned the matter to June 20&comma; 2025&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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