The Federal Government has withdrawn the forgery charge filed against constitutional lawyer and social crusader Mike Ozekhome.
The charge was initially instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) following a judgment delivered by a London court over a property linked to former FCT Minister, the late Jeremiah Useni.
Last month, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation took over the matter for what it described as effective prosecution.
At proceedings before Justice Peter Kekemeke of the FCT High Court, the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, informed the court that the decision to withdraw the charge followed a review of the case file for further instruction.
Oyedepo explained that the application for withdrawal was brought pursuant to Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Counsel to the defendant, Chief Paul Erokoro, SAN, told the court that the defense had no objection to the application.
In a brief ruling, Justice Kekemeke held that as the application was not opposed, it was granted. The court consequently struck out and dismissed the forgery charge against Ozekhome.
