Alleged N950m Fraud: You Have Case To Answer – Court Tells Shekarau, 2 Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 23, 2019
The Federal High Court sitting inKano, struck out the no-case submission filed by the former governor of KanoState, Ibrahim Shekarau, challenging his  alleged 950 million naira money laundering trial.
The EFCC, arraigned Shekarau on May24th, 2018, alongside former Foreign Affairs Minister, Aminu Wali and oneMansur Ahmad on six counts bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to thetune of 950 million naira.
Delivering his ruling, Justice LewisAllagoa, held that the EFCC has made out a prima facie case against thedefendants, warranting that they must defend themselves.
Allagoa adjourned the case untilNovember 18th and November 19th, for defence to open its case.
Earlier, Counsel to Shekarau and twoothers, Dauda Abdulrahman, and Abdul Adamu, on July 9 filed a no casesubmission.
Adamu said EFCC failed to present aprima facie case to warrant the defendants entering defense and urged the courtto discharge his clients.