The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick and other chieftains of the federation have been discharged and acquitted on all counts of alleged corruption charges in a case brought by the defunct Special Presidential Investigation Panel.
The panel, headed by Okon Obono-Obla, had filed a 16 count charge against Pinnick, Seyi Akinwunmi (1 Vice President), Shehu Dikko (2 Vice President), Mohammed Sanusi (General Secretary) and Ahmed Yusuf (Executive Committee member) with wild claims of alleged corruption against the men, and even subjected them to extensive media trial at home and abroad. Among the charges were misappropriation of the sums of $8.4million and N4billion, conflict of interest and non-declaration of assets.
Today Tuesday November 5th, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu dismissed the entire case with all 16 charges, and acquitted the NFF chieftains in consideration of the submission of the defence and the prosecution and in line with the rules of administration of criminal justice.