The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed the judgment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, which awarded N10 million in damages to former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, over a social media publication linking him to the alleged $6 billion Mambilla Power Project fraud.

According to the anti-graft agency the appeal was filed at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on July 10, 2026, lodged by the Commission’s counsel, Wahab Shittu, SAN, challenging the entire judgment delivered by Justice Peter Kekemeke on July 8, 2026.

According to the Notice of Appeal in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/1199/2024, the EFCC is dissatisfied with “the whole of the judgment” of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja.

The Commission’s appeal is predicated on 11 grounds and seeks four principal reliefs, including an order allowing the appeal, setting aside the trial court’s judgment in its entirety, dismissing Agunloye’s claims, and granting any further orders the appellate court considers appropriate.

Justice Kekemeke had held that the EFCC’s publication concerning Agunloye was false, defamatory, and injurious to the former minister’s reputation, and consequently awarded him N10 million in damages.

In addition to the appeal, Shittu also filed an application for a stay of execution of the judgment pending the determination of the appeal.

No date has been fixed for the hearing of either the appeal or the application for stay of execution. (The Guardian)

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