Nigeria, March 24 -- The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has discharged and acquitted the Chairman of Cleanserve, Azubuike Ishiekwene, and the Managing Director/CEO, Olalekan Abdul, in the case of fraud and forgery instituted against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

EFCC had arraigned them on 26 counts of conspiracy, forgery, using false documents without authority, possessing fraudulent documents, stealing and making documents without authority.

The prosecution was prompted by complaints from Chris Ndulue, who claimed he was a director in the company but was not in the file of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Messrs Ishiekwene and Abdul, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges during t...