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Arraigned

Emmanuel Atewe

Retired Major-General and former Commander of Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield (the Niger Delta anti-oil-theft military operation). 2nd defendant in FHC Lagos case alongside Akpobolokemi over the alleged ₦8.5bn NIMASA diversion. Unlike Akpobolokemi (acquitted on no-case submission April 2024), Atewe was ordered to open his defence on counts 12–22 by Justice Faji's 22 April 2024 ruling. Trial ongoing.

Sources

SOURCE-01THISDAY — Court Frees Ex-NIMASA DG, Akpobolokemi, One Other (April 2024): THISDAY — Court Frees Ex-NIMASA DG, Akpobolokemi, One Other (April 2024)www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/04/23/alleged-n8-5bn-fraud-court-frees-ex-nimasa-dg-akpobolokemi-one-other/
SOURCE-02ICIR — Court frees ex-NIMASA DG Akpobolokemi: ICIR — Court frees ex-NIMASA DG Akpobolokemiwww.icirnigeria.org/court-frees-ex-nimasa-dg-akpobolokemi-of-n8-5bn-fraud-claim/

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