The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the N12.3bn fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Dr. Oba Otudeko, and three others, after the anti-graft agency formally withdrew the case today.
The EFCC had arraigned Otudeko, former First Bank Managing Director Olabisi Onasanya, former Honeywell board member Soji Akintayo, and Anchorage Leisure Limited in a 13-count charge (Suit No. FHC/L/20C/2025), of which they were accused of conspiring to fraudulently obtain N12.3bn from First Bank of Nigeria under the guise of credit facilities for V-TECH Dynamic Links Ltd. and Stallion Nigeria Ltd.
However, In a statement following the court’s ruling, signed by its General Counsel, Olasumbo Abolaji, he welcomed the development, describing it as a reaffirmation of Dr. Otudeko’s integrity.
