A court has reportedly found Air Vice Marshall Tony Omenyi guilty of diverting N136 million meant for purchase of arms by the military,
According to a tweet by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Omenyi was found guilty on Thursday, February 28.
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The fund was reportedly meant for the purchase of military weapons in the fight against terrorism before it was diverted
Meanwhile, an application made by the former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, for an indefinite adjournment of a criminal case against him before a Federal Capital Territory High Court has been dismissed.
The former NSA in his application prayed the court for an adjournment sine die (indefinite) pending when the judgement of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja on July 2, 2018 ordering his release is complied with by the government.
However, in his ruling, Justice Valentine Ashi held that the three respondents in the case before Justice Ojukwu were not parties to the case before the FCT high court.
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Daily Trust reports that the judge said that Justice Ojukwu is empowered by law to enforce her judgement and that nothing shows that such application has been made before her.
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