Justice Mojisola Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, struck out the application of Patrick Are, who is the second defendant in the trial of former director-general of National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba, and four others for alleged N2.9billion fraud.
Are, through his counsel, I.F, Chude, had filed a motion on February 17, 2020, seeking to unfreeze his account. .
The court struck out the motion on the grounds that it lacked merit, noting also that it was civil in nature in a matter that was gravely criminal.
