A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Joseph Daudu (SAN), has asked the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja to reject the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN)’s attempt to discontinue a high-profile oil theft trial involving multinational oil trading giant Trafigura Beheer BV and Trafigura PTE Limited.
Appearing before Justice Mojisola Dada on Thursday, Daudu, who is representing the nominal complainant, Nadabo Energy Limited, argued that the case was instituted under the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State (Cap. C17, 2003), and not the federal penal system.
“The notice of discontinuance brought by the AGF’s office is unconstitutional,” Daudu said, adding that it violated Section 211(1) of the 1999 Constitution.
