“Those who only look at yesterday and today will miss tomorrow. God did not give us eyes at the back, mine is to look forward.”
The president stressed that “if we are putting the teachings of our religions into practice, most of the evils afflicting our society would have been solved.”
The defendant was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
The prosecutor said that the defendant stole two HP laptops worth N520,000, a power generator worth N350,000, and N60,000 cash.
Mr Platini also asserted that he would “go all the way in my quest for the truth” because “there are culprits who did not appear during this trial.”
“Claims of financial improprieties involving the company in Kenya are entirely false, and we have the records to verify this,” Flutterwave said.
“But if I grant this application and the defendant fails to appear on the next adjourned date, I will make an order declaring him wanted.”
Delivering judgment, Justice Hannatu Balogun sentenced Mr Emmanuel to one-year imprisonment with an option of N300,000 fine.
Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos has ordered that a man, Solomon Idonije, charged with alleged N9 million forex fraud, be remanded in EFCC’s custody.
The herbalist was said to have fraudulently obtained N800,000 from one Adesoji Omolewa under the pretext of caring for her sick mother.
