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HUGE RELIEF FOR NFF CHIEFTAINS AFTER COURT ACQUITTAL

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The NFF helmsmen were in their numbers at the court hearing of the fraud allegations brought against them.

Tension may have built ahead of the pronouncements of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, but expectedly, it was smiles all the way after the judge dismissed the entire case.

All 16 charges were dismissed as Justice Ojukwu acquitted the NFF chieftains in consideration of the submission of the defence and the prosecution and in line with the rules of administration of criminal justice.

The NFF President Pinnick, and four others were discharged, acquitted on alleged $8.4million, N4billion corruption charges.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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