EFCC Arraigns Former Lagos Attorney General, Supo Shasore

A former Attorney General of Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court Lagos.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him on a four-count charge of money laundering.

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke had fixed today for the arraignment. Shasore pleaded not guilty to all counts.

He is accused of inducing one Olufolakemi Adelore to accept $100,000 cash without going through a bank.

Shasore also allegedly gave $100,000 cash to one Ikechukwu Oguine without using a financial institution.

The duo were lawyers for the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The alleged offenses committed on or about November 18, 2014 contravene sections 78(c), 1(a) and 16(1)(d) and 18(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended).

The senior advocate of Nigeria pleaded not guilty to the four count-charge at the federal high court, Ikoyi, Lagos before justice Chukwujekwu Aneke.

The EFCC legal team is led by Bala Sanga, a senior advocate of Nigeria, while four senior advocate of Nigeria are appearing for the defendant – the four defence counsel are Yemi Candide-Johnson (SAN), Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), Segun Ajibola (SAN) and Chijioke Okoli (SAN).

After the arraignment, the defendant through his counsel then applied for bail on liberal terms or on self-recognizance, arguing that Mr Shasore (SAN) isn’t a flight risk who will will be present for his trial at all times and that the alleged offenses are bailable.

The EFCC, on its part, didn’t object to the bail application.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who was the Lagos State’ Attorney-General and Justice Commissioner, during former governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola’s administration, was said to have committed the alleged offenses on or about November 18, 2014.