A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, presided by Justice Peter Kekemeke, has dismissed the forgery charge against Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN.

The court dismissed the charge following the withdrawal of the suit by the federal government.

The charge was initially filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, following a judgement of a London court in respect of a property belonging to former FCT Minister, the late General Jeremiah Useni.

When the matter was called last month for arraignment, the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation had brought an application seeking to take over the case for effective prosecution.

At the resumed trial on Tuesday, the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, who represented the prosecution, told the court that after reviewing the case file, he has the instructions of the AGF to withdraw the charge for further instruction.

Oyedepo said that the application was brought in line with Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

Chief Paul Erokoro, SAN, who led the defense team, said he was not opposed to the withdrawal.

In a short ruling, Justice Kekemeke held that the application, having not objected, is granted and the charge marked....is hereby withdrawn and accordingly dismissed.