{"id":5623,"date":"2013-06-27T19:27:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T19:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/daily-times-court-to-rule-on-anosikes-objection-september-30\/"},"modified":"2013-06-27T19:27:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T19:27:18","slug":"daily-times-court-to-rule-on-anosikes-objection-september-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/daily-times-court-to-rule-on-anosikes-objection-september-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Times: Court to rule on Anosikes\u2019 objection September 30"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Federal High Court, Lagos, will on September 30, rule on an objection raised by the Anosike Brothers \u2013 Noel and Fidelis over Daily Times of Nigeria properties.<\/p>\n

They were charged by the Federal Government with advance fee fraud and fraudulent conversion of DTN properties.<\/p>\n

The court was to deliver ruling on the objections against the charge on Thursday, but the presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke told parties that the ruling was not ready.<\/p>\n

The brothers have not been arraigned because of the pending preliminary objection challenging the service of the charge on them.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government, in the five-count charge, said the defendants fraudulently obtained the total sum of N325 million and fraudulently converted the proceeds realised from sale of assets belonging to DTN.<\/p>\n

On May 7, their lawyer, Mr. Norrison Quakers (SAN) said the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the criminal charge.<\/p>\n

He said he had two applications dated November 19, 2012 and February 13 to back his claim.<\/p>\n

Citing section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Act and other legal authorities, Quakers said it was an anomaly for an accused person to be arraigned on a charge not properly served.<\/p>\n

Prosecution counsel, Mr. Ernest Ezebilo, argued that the charge had been duly served on the defendants.<\/p>\n

He maintained that the proof of service was exhibited in the court’s file.<\/p>\n

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