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We are unable to serve ex-NIA chief Oke and his wife with charge - EFCC tells court

- Ambassador Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folashade, were unable to be served money laundering charge filed against them

- Oke is the former director general of the National Intelligence Agency

The former director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folashade, were unable to be served money laundering charge filed against them.

The duo were charged in connection with the $43,449,947,000 found in Flat 7B, Number 16 Osborne Road, Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission told the Federal High Court in Lagos that it was unable to serve Oke and his wife with the charge because they could not be found at their known addresses, The Nation reports.

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Legit.ng notes that the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, said: “We are having issues with service of the charge. We have gone to their known addresses, but could not find them to be able to serve them with the charge."

According to him, Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) empowers the judge to make an order compelling the defendants’ appearance.

However, Justice Aneke refused to make such order, saying the case was not properly before him.

He said: “I’ve not seen your file. It’s when I see the file that I can determine the urgency of any application. I can’t exercise my discretion without seeing the efforts you’ve made on paper."

Oyedepo was asked to return in 24 hours with necessary processes.

Legit.ng previously reported that Ambassador Ayodele Oke, former director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and his wife reportedly travelled out of the country days before they were to be arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Oke and his wife were supposed to face the court on corruption charges by EFCC on Friday, February 1.

It was gathered that he left for a European country “for medical reasons”.

The corruption suit was as a result of the recovered sums of $43 million, £27,000 and N23 million from a flat in Ikoyi with the help of a whistle blower in April 2017 which NIA claimed ownership of, saying the money was meant for special operations.

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The vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, had said on Sunday, January 20, that Oke and Babachir Lawal, the former secretary to the government of the federation would face corruption charges.

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