The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed the judgement of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court ordering it to pay Olu Agunloye, former minister of power, N10 million in damages over a defamatory publication.
In an 11-ground notice of appeal filed before the Abuja division of the court of appeal, the anti-graft agency asked the appellate court to set aside the entire judgement delivered by Peter Kekemeke, judge of the FCT high court, on July 8, 2026, describing the decision as erroneous in law and against the weight of evidence.
The commission also asked the appellate court to dismiss Agunloye’s suit in its entirety.
Kekemeke, in his judgement, had held that the EFCC’s publication titled “EFCC arraigns Agunloye over $6bn fraud” was false and defamatory, ruling that the former minister of power was not standing trial for fraud.
The judge subsequently ordered
