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15 years later, court acquits ex-Jigawa governor, Turaki of N8.3bn fraud charges

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Former governor of Jigawa state, Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, has been acquitted of the N8.3 billion corruption charges preferred against him by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

This was after a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State which struck out all charges and discharged the ex-governor along with 3 Companies standing trial since May 4, 2007.

The presiding judge, Justice Hassan Dikko, struck out all the charges against all the accused persons for want of diligent prosecution.

The court further ordered that the travel documents of the 1st accused person be released to him with immediate effect.

Recall the EFCC had dragged the accused to court over a 33-count charge bothering on diversification and misappropriation of state funds.

Reacting to the judgment, Saidu Muhammad Tudunwada one of the Saminu Turaki Defense Counsel, said the court found merit in their application for the discharge of the Accused person against the 33 count charges.

He added that with the ruling, Justice has been served and it is a victory for all.


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