The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal by the former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Olabode George and five others.
Three Justices of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Clara Ogunbiyi had adjourned the matter indefinitely, following the conclusion of adoption of briefs of arguments by the lawyers to the parties.
The appellate court added that the date of the judgment would be communicated to the parties accordingly.
Justice Joseph Oyewole of a Lagos High Court in Ikeja had on July 26, 2009, convicted George and five others and sentenced them to two-year jail term without an option fine.
The other convicts are the Managing Director of the NPA, Aminu Dabo, O. Abidoye, Abdullahi Tafida, Zanna Maidaribe and Sule Aliyu.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had prosecuted the convicts just as Justice Oyewole found them guilty of corrupt practices, contract splitting and willful disobedience to constituted authority.
But the convicts had appealed against the decision of the lower court and urged the appellate court to set aside their conviction.
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