Court discharges Deji Abiola of alleged N35.5m theft

A Lagos High Court presided over by Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo  has discharged and acquitted Deji Abiola, son of late Moshood Abiola of the one count-charge of stealing and fraudulent conversion preferred against him by the EFCC.

Deji had been standing trial for allegedly swindling Hamzat Babatunde Jose of N35.5 million under the pretext of importing a printing machine for him, from Switzerland . But both have agreed to settle it out of court, hence he was discharged and acquitted.