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  In an attempt to shield the Chairman of Zinox Group, Leonard Stanley Ekeh and other top officials involved in the alleged N170.3 million contract fraud case, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has opted to exercise his discretionary powers under the constitution to favour the suspects against the complainant.

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has fixed Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for the formal arraignment of the Chairman of Zinox Group, Leonard Stanley Ekeh; wife, Chioma, and nine other in an alleged N170.3 million contract fraud. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN had on September 9, 2022, filed a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and forgery against the suspects in suit No. FCT/HC/CR/469/2022 before the FCT High Court, Abuja.

Barely two weeks after SaharaReporters' story on the filing of 17 counts bordering on conspiracy, fraud and forgery against the Chairman of Zinox Group, Stan Leo Ekeh, his wife and others before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, the company has filed a process to open their defence in the alleged N170.3 million contract feud.     This comes days after representatives of Zinox Group in several media publications and interviews refuted the story and denied knowledge of any criminal prosecution against their principal in any court in the country.

The Chairman of Zinox Group, Stan Leo Ekeh, along with his wife, Chioma, and four other suspects charged by the Federal Government over alleged involvement in a N170.3 million contract fraud have filed a process to open their defence for the crime.

The Chairman of Zinox Group, Leonard Stanley Ekeh, has denied defrauding Benjamin Joseph, owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm. SaharaReporters recently reported how the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice filed a suit against Ekeh, his wife, Chioma, and 11 others over alleged N170.3 million contract fraud. The 17 counts filed border on conspiracy, fraud and forgery.