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Justice to you okoro of the federal High
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Court Abuja on Tuesday November 15 2022
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issued a bench warrant on James Richard
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Nolan of Britain for jumping bail and
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failing to appear before him for trial
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Nolan one of the directors of goitle
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resources limited a designated
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non-financial institution dnfi and
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another company ISO limited our standing
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trial on 16 count charges bordering on
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on the last adjourned date Council to
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the economic and financial crimes
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commission efcc GC offilu sought a bench
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warrant on the defendant but the judge
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decided to give the defense more time to
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produce him on the next adjourned date
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at the resume trial on Tuesday defense
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counsel Michael O'Hara told the court
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that his team was on the trail of the
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defendant prompting the prosecution
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Council to again request the court to
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issue a bench warrant on the defendant
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and is Surety to show cause why his
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property should not be forfeited to the
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however ahara pleaded with the court not
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to dock The Surety yet explaining that
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his team the Nigerian police efcc and
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The Surety himself are trying their best
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to produce the defendant before the
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my Lord as I speak even The Surety who
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was in court at the last adjourned date
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and is still present today in
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conjunction with the police are still
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searching for the defendant but up till
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now no clue to us what has happened to
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him and the police are still
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investigating we are still appealing to
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my Lord to again give us more time to
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know what has happened to him while the
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investigation is still ongoing he said
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the judge thereafter issued a bench
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warrant on the defendant and ordered The
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Surety to appear before him on the next
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adjourned date to show cause why his
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property should not be forfeited to the
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he also adjourned the case till February
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at View's exclusive rights press unit
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economic and financial crimes commission
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efcc November 15 2022
