Nigeria, June 18 -- A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the N322million money laundering charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Peter Nwaoboshi, a senator representing the Delta North in the 9th Assembly.

The judgement was given by Chukwujekwu Aneke at the Ikoyi Division of the Federal High Court on Friday.

The judge discharged Mr Nwaoboshi on the premise that the EFCC failed to prove the elements of the offences for which it charged the lawmaker.

Mr Aneke said the case against the lawmaker did not stand because the anti-graft agency failed to produce the principal witnesses that would have aided EFCC's case against him.

"Bank officials were not called to testify," Mr Aneke said, explainin...