The Supreme Court has agreed to promptly hear an appeal

by a serving lawmaker, Peter Nwaoboshi who was sentenced

to seven years imprisonment.

Nwaoboshi who currently represents Delta North Senatorial

District in the ninth National Assembly, was convicted and

sentenced by the Court of Appeal in Lagos in July 2022 along

with his two companies for laundering 322 million naira in

2014.

In a ruling, a five-member panel of the apex court led by the

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola granted

Nwaoboshi’s prayer that his appeal be brought forward and

heard promptly.

Justice Ariwoola, in the lead ruling, said Nwaoboshi’s

application, having not been opposed by the Economic and

Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other respondents,

should be rescheduled for February 9, 2023 as against the

earlier date of November 21, 2024.

written by Israel Adebiyi