{"id":3039,"date":"2013-05-03T12:25:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T12:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/forgery-fresh-charge-may-be-filed-against-2-journalists\/"},"modified":"2013-05-03T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T12:25:56","slug":"forgery-fresh-charge-may-be-filed-against-2-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/forgery-fresh-charge-may-be-filed-against-2-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgery: Fresh charge may be filed against 2 journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is not yet freedom for the two Nigerian journalists charged to court for forgery of President Goodluck Jonathan’s signature.<\/p>\n

P.M.NEWs learnt that government’s withdrawal of the charge against the journalists at the Federal High Court in Abuja was meant to correct a legal blunder. The case ought to have been filed at a state court and not a Federal court.<\/p>\n

‘The case may be refiled any time from now’, said a source close to the prosecution team led by Adegboyega Awomolo, a senior advocate of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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\u0095Leadership Newspapers journalists, Tony Amokoedo and Chibuizor Ukaibe,: Charge withdrawn<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The six count criminal charge of forgery slammed against the two journalists and their employer, Leadership Newspaper Group Ltd was withdrawn 30 April, the eve of Workers day.<\/p>\n

The withdrawal was sequel to the notice of preliminary objection filed by the Journalists\u2019 lawyer, Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, challenging the competence of the charge as well as the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to hear and determine the charge.<\/p>\n

The notice of withdrawal\/discontinuance of charges dated April 30, 2013 was filed Thursday at the Federal High Court.<\/p>\n

Part of the notice of withdrawal reads: \u201cTake notice that the complainant, the Hon. Attorney general of the federation intends that the criminal proceedings consisting 6-count charge against the accused persons, Tony Amokeodo, Chibuzor Ukaibe and LEADERSHIP Group ltd, be discontinued and the 6-counts against them are hereby withdrawn\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, also a senior advocate of Nigeria prosecuting the accused persons signed for the AGF and Minister of justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke.<\/p>\n

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