Money laundering: Court adjourns trial of ex-Lagos AG Shashore to October

The defendant was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on October 20, 2022, on four counts of money laundering.

Shasore served as the Attorney General of Lagos State and Commissioner for Justice, during former Gov. Babatunde Fashola’s tenure. Akoni told the court that the matter for the day was the hearing of their application dated and filed Feb. 17. Akoni told the court that recent events showed the possibility of an amicable resolution of the matter, saying that a similar case was also pending before the Lagos High Court Ikeja.He therefore requested an adjournment to enable parties to succinctly exhaust discussions and reach an agreement on the matters.

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