The Inspector-General of Police has withdrawn the criminal charge filed against Nigerian businessman Austin Albert and his co-defendant, Jinadu Musbau Olalekan, before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The withdrawal was detailed in a notice of discontinuance filed in the amended charge marked FHC/LAG/CR/388/2026, pending before Justice Ahmed Ibrahim Kala. The defendants had faced allegations of money laundering, forgery, unlawful fund transfers, and intimidation, including accusations of conspiring to transfer N460 million from Premier Immigration and Advisory Limited without the CEO's consent using a forged bank mandate. In the notice dated July 24, 2026, the police stated it was discontinuing the case against all defendants following the emergence of certain facts during proceedings, without specifying the nature of those facts.
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