The Federal High Court in Abuja has mounted December 8, for judgment within the trial of Emmanuella Eteta Ita, Head of the Stakeholders Unit on the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and her firm, Surestart School Limited, over alleged N2 billion fraud.
Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo introduced the date after adopting the ultimate written addresses of each prosecution and defence at Tuesday’s sitting.
Eteta and her firm are dealing with 25 counts bordering on prison misappropriation, diversion, breach of belief, and cash laundering.
Defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, urged the court docket to dismiss the fees, insisting that the prosecution did not show its case past cheap doubt.
He additionally prayed that the N19.5 million earlier remitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) be refunded to allow his consumer to pay again the lenders.
On his half, prosecuting counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, argued that the prosecution had established its case past cheap doubt and requested the court docket to convict the defendants.
He additionally requested the court docket to strike out what he described because the defence’s try to reargue points already canvassed in its last deal with.
After listening to each side, Justice Ogunbanjo reserved judgment till December 8, 2025.
