Court rules on Glo’s suit against EFCC October 24

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has fixed October 24 for judgment
in a suit filed by Globacom Limited against the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged threat to arrest
its Head of Marketing Department, Ashok Israni.

Justice A. O. Animahun fixed the date on Thursday after
entertaining arguments from the parties on a fundamental rights
enforcement suit filed by the telecommunications firm.

Israni and Globacom are first and second applicants, while the
EFCC, Dubai-based Emitac Mobile Solutions LLNP and an EFCC
operative, Kadiri Thomas, are joined as first, second and third
respondents in the suit.

The suit arose following a petition by Emitac Mobile Solutions
to the EFCC, accusing Globacom of refusing to pay it $6,685,312.88
being the balance of the services it rendered to the telecoms
outfit.

Emitac Mobile Solutions claimed that Globacom made it to render
the service under false pretence and that there was thus a criminal
element to their dispute.

It said the $6,685,312.88 was the balance of services it
rendered for the provision of Blackberry Solutions (BIS), a
wireless solution that allowed Glo Mobile users to access
communications and information wirelessly.

The firm claimed further that Globacom’s failure to pay the $6,
685,312.88 caused the windup of its operations in Nigeria.

The suit, which was slated for hearing on Monday, did not
proceed due to a defect on some of the processes filed by the
EFCC.

However, at the commencement of proceedings on Thursday,
Globacom’s lawyer, O. Uye, disputed the Dubai firm’s claims.

Uye argued, among others, that there was nothing criminal in the
transaction for the EFCC to investigate.

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has fixed October 24 for judgment
in a suit filed by Globacom Limited against the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged threat to arrest
its Head of Marketing Department, Ashok Israni.

Justice A. O. Animahun fixed the date on Thursday after
entertaining arguments from the parties on a fundamental rights
enforcement suit filed by the telecommunications firm.

Israni and Globacom are first and second applicants, while the
EFCC, Dubai-based Emitac Mobile Solutions LLNP and an EFCC
operative, Kadiri Thomas, are joined as first, second and third
respondents in the suit.

The suit arose following a petition by Emitac Mobile Solutions
to the EFCC, accusing Globacom of refusing to pay it $6,685,312.88
being the balance of the services it rendered to the telecoms
outfit.

Emitac Mobile Solutions claimed that Globacom made it to render
the service under false pretence and that there was thus a criminal
element to their dispute.

It said the $6,685,312.88 was the balance of services it
rendered for the provision of Blackberry Solutions (BIS), a
wireless solution that allowed Glo Mobile users to access
communications and information wirelessly.

The firm claimed further that Globacom’s failure to pay the $6,
685,312.88 caused the windup of its operations in Nigeria.

The suit, which was slated for hearing on Monday, did not
proceed due to a defect on some of the processes filed by the
EFCC.

However, at the commencement of proceedings on Thursday,
Globacom’s lawyer, O. Uye, disputed the Dubai firm’s claims.

Uye argued, among others, that there was nothing criminal in the
transaction for the EFCC to investigate.