Supreme Court Upturns Lagos High Court Conviction Of Bode George

The Supreme Court of Nigeria, Friday morning quashed the conviction of a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Bode George by a Lagos High Court.

The apex court, in discharging and acquitting George, stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had no evidence that he committed fraud at the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) as alleged.


According to the judges led by John Afolabi Fabiyi JSC, the charges of "contract splitting" filed against George was unknown to the law.

The judgement, which no doubt will raise more dust from anti-corruption activists and Nigerians, was not unexpected as the politician himself once said his conviction would be overruled.