The Guardian (Nigeria)

Oil firm asks judge to recuse self from case

- By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo

AN oil firm, Nadabo Energy Limited, has prayed a judge of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, to recuse himself from further sitting over a suit marked number ID/ 118C/ 2012, over allegedly meeting with the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Mr Abdulrashe­ed Bawa.

The firm, defendant in the suit adjudicati­ng over by Justice Christophe­r Balogun, alleged bias were made in an affidavit in support of a Motion on Notice sworn by Abubakar Peters, the Managing Director, Nadabo Energy Limited and also a defendant.

The defendants alleged that EFCC boss, Bawa on March 31, minutes after giving evidence before the court, had allegedly held a meeting with the trial Justice Balogun, in the office of the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba.

Peters in the affidavit noted that several online publicatio­ns including in one of the national dailies ( Not Guardian) reported the meeting and the EFCC, through their official Facebook page and did not deny the meeting but rather described it as a “routine and courtesy visit”.

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