Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Dr. Joseph Nwobike told a Lagos State High Court that the five-count charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was unconstitutional. Nwobike is standing trial before Justice Raliat Adebiyi on charges bordering on an attempt to pervert the course of justice and offering gratification to a public official.
Defence counsel, Mr. O. Akoni, informed the court that the charges against Nwobike were unconstitutional and he intended to make a no case submission. Denying a claim by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, that the defence had filed “a harvest of motions”, Akoni told the court that his client looked forward to a speedy trial.
He said: “We have another application but we want it taken after the prosecution has closed its case so that we can start trial without delay. We intend to make a no case submission.
