A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama and presided over by Justice Olasumbo Goodluck has struck out a criminal case against, Mr Abdullahi Binuyo, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State.
According a report in The Nigerian Tribune Newspaper of October 1st, none of the parties was present at the resumption of trial on Wednesday.
Insightmedia has reported that Binuyo was sued to court over an alleged fraud of $120,000 between him and a man identified as Babatunde Ajala.
Counsel to Binuyo, Wahab Ismail has also denied the involvement of the his client in the business, stating that Binuyo was just a witness and not a party to the failed business.
“At any rate, even the amount involved in the business, which is $100,000 and not $120,000, has been refunded in full to the party concerned almost a year ago. It was received by one Tunde Ajala, which was duly acknowledged by his Counsel as well and witnessed by the Police”, Ismail said in a statement earlier on Wednesday.
He added that the story is not only mischievous, but equally misleading and an attempt to cast aspersions on the person of Binuyo.
While delivering her short ruling on Wednesday, Justice Olasumbo Goodluck held that “at the instance of the prosecution, the case is struck out.”
