The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is taking the fight to the Supreme Court to challenge the bail granted to Lagos socialite, Fred Chijindu Ajudua. The anti-graft agency is disputing the Court of Appeal’s decision, arguing that it undermines the Supreme Court’s earlier ruling. The EFCC claims the Court of Appeal misinterpreted the Supreme Court’s judgement, which ordered Ajudua’s continued detention pending trial. The agency says the appellate court’s decision to grant bail, contradicts the Apex Court’s directive for a speedy trial. The controversy centres on the interpretation of the Supreme Court’s May 2025 judgement, which the EFCC believes foreclosed further consideration of bail. The Commission accuses the Court of Appeal of violating the doctrine of judicial hierar...