The Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos will on July 1, 2024, rule on an application by the Attorney-General of Lagos State to discontinue alleged N1.35 billion fraud charges against two defendants, Azubuike Ishekwene and Olalekan Abdul, who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Lawal filed for discontinuance of the case after an earlier attempt to take over its prosecution failed. The EFCC filed the charge in December 2019, with Ishekwene and Abdul as co-defendants in a 26-count conspiracy, forgery, and stealing charge marked ID/11126C/19.The anti-graft agency alleged that they conspired with one Adeyinka Adewole and one Morakinyo Bolanle, who are at large, to obtain N350 million, and N1billion from Wema Bank under false pretences.