Ify Okoye, wife of music executive, Jude Okoye, has shared their family photo to show support for him after he was detained for alleged fraud.
The mother of three posted the photo on her Instagram story one hour ago.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Jude, the elder brother and former manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct music group, P-Square, on charges of laundering N1.38billion, $ 1 million, and £34,537.59.
He was arraigned alongside his company, Northside Music Ltd, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on a seven-count charge on Wednesday. He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
Given his plea, the prosecution counsel, Larry Peters Aso, applied for a date for hearing as well as for the remand of the defendant in the correctional facility pending trial.
The defendant’s counsel, Inibehe Effiong, informed the court of a pending bail application. He asked for a short date for the hearing. Effiong also asked that the defendant be remanded in the EFCC’s custody pending the hearing of the application.
Aso objected to the request for the defendant to be remanded in the EFCC custody. He argued that the EFCC custody was already congested with suspects awaiting arraignment. He urged the court to remand the defendant to the correctional facility since he had taken his plea.
Justice Owoeye adjourned the matter till February 28 for bail hearing and April 14 for trial.
He also ordered that the defendant be remanded in the Ikoyi correctional facility.
