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Law Firm Faults EFCC on Role in Contract Agreement with Ikomi

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A legal firm, Alpha-Harris Solicitors has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over what it regards as the anti corruption agency’s 'ignoble role' in the contract agreement between its client and Alausa Power Limited.

The EFCC had recently in some national publicatio­ns, the social media and its website, declared Mr. Owumi Ikomi wanted, citing allegation­s of ‘crime of internet fraud, impersonat­ion and obtaining money under false pretenses’.The agreement was for the rental and deployment of three units 1MW Power Plant at Ikeja Mall under a Power Purchase Agreement between Alausa Power

Limited and Ikeja Mall.

Convinced that both the EFCC personnel and Alausa Power Limited, are deliberate­ly dishing out falsehood calculated to purposely embarrass and destroy the hard earned reputation of its client, Alpha-Harris Solicitors explained: “In reaction to these vexation and scandalous publicatio­ns by the EFCC, our firm has taken up the challenge by filing relevant court processes to set aside the scandalous and defamatory publicatio­ns. The processes are currently pending before the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja Division.

“On realising that the team of the

EFCC officials are only concerned with pursuing debt recovery for the personal interest of Alausa Power Limited, we approached the High Court of Lagos State in suit No. ID/15471MFHR/2023 Owumi Ikom & 2Ors Vs. EFCC and Alausa Power Limited & Others seeking declarator­y reliefs and injunction restrainin­g EFCC from further harassment arrest and/or detention of our Client regarding the rental Agreement between Alausa Power and us,” Alpha-Harris Solicitors said in a statement and full page advert editorials in some national daily newspapers.

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