Fraud: Court acquits ex-Jigawa gov, counsel hails judgment

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A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Senator Ibrahim Turaki of the N8.3bn corruption charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The PUNCH reports that Turaki and three companies have been standing trial since May 4, 2007, in a suit filed by the EFCC on a 33-count charge.

The former governor was arraigned by the EFCC before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on July 13, 2007, on a 33-count charge. In 2011, however, the case was transferred to the Federal High Court in Dutse after the former governor challenged the jurisdiction of the FCT Division of the Court.

A new judge, Justice Hassan Dikko, was assigned to take over the case, which was formerly being handled by Justice S. Yahuza before his retirement early in December.

 

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