- Jide Omokore has been acquitted of charges of money laundering by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja
- The Nigerian businessman was been tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for charges bordering on money laundering
- According to the court, the anti-graft agency failed to prove its case against the first to third defendants
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city has discharged and acquitted Jide Omokore, the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited, of fraud allegations.
Omokore was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, and David Mbanefo on a 15-count charge on July 4, 2016.
