All the 18-count charges filed against Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja by the Department of State Service, DSS have been dismissed by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court on Wednesday.
According to a report by Channels Television, Justice Jude Okeke of the FCT High Court said the defendants have no case to answer on the charges bordering on corruption and possession of firearms.
Justice Okeke asserted, according to the report, that some of the charges do not meet constitutional standards and, in his words, no court can base its judgement on speculation.
The court, therefore, discharged Justice Ademola and the other defendants in the case, including his wife, Olabode.
The DSS had others, accused Justice Ademola of receiving N30 million from a senior lawyer, through a Guarantee Trust bank account operated by his wife, who was the former Head of Service in Lagos state.
