Trial of ex-Head of Service, Oyo-Ita, stalled in court

The trial of the former Head of Service (HoS), Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, was, on Monday, stalled in a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja.Justice Taiwo Taiwo had, on March 3, 2021, ordered an indefinite stay of proceedings in the trial due to The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s alleged misconduct. While the trial was ongoing before Justice Taiwo, the EFCC had, through an ex-parte motion, obtained a temporary freezing order before another court presided over by Justice Folashade Gowa-Ogunbanjo of FHC against the defendants in the matter, leading to the…

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