Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested ten persons accused of defrauding the Oyo State Government of N1.59 billion at the premises of the Magistrates Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
The accused were Alhaji Hakeem Muili, Alhaja Iyabo Giwa, Adeduntan Johnson, Oguntayo Banji and Adesina Jimoh.
Others are Johnson Bosede, Adebiyi Olasumbo, Kareem Rasheed, Muili Adedamola and Salewa Adedeji.
The defendants were arrested by the EFCC immediately they step out of the court premises and were conveyed in the commission's bus to Lagos immediately.
One of the accused, Alhaja Iyabo Giwa, however escaped arrest even though she was present at the court premises.
The arrest was sequel to an Ibadan Chief Magistrates' Court earlier ruling by Chief Magistrate Durosaro Kehinde-Tijani which struck out the case, based on the application made by the Principal State Counsel, Ademola Ojekunle on June 4.
She cited section 75 and 211(1) of the1999 constitution earlier cited by Ojemola, empowering the Attorney General to withdraw the matter.
The Oyo State Government had applied for the striking out of the case through its Attorney General to enable the EFCC take proper control of the matter for effective investigation and eventual prosecution of the alleged culprits.
Via: Oyo State Government - Official Press Release