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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) said the High Court dismissal of its N36 billion fraud case against a former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, was not an acquittal and that it will return to court to continue with the trial.<\/p>\n

A Federal High Court in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Thursday, struck out the 32-count corruption case against Turaki<\/a> for lack of diligent prosecution by the EFCC.<\/p>\n

The judge, Hassan Dikko, said the EFCC should do the needful when it is ready to proceed with the case.<\/p>\n

In a statement denying it has been absent from the case, the EFCC vowed to prosecute the case again.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe October 13, 2022 ruling of the Federal High Court Dutse, striking out the money laundering charges brought against Saminu Turaki, a former governor of Jigawa State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC does not amount to an acquittal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis clarification became imperative given widespread media reports purporting that the former governor had been discharged and acquitted of the charges preferred against him by the commission,\u201d the EFCC said in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cJustice Hassan Dikko in striking out the case on Thursday premised his decision on the absence of the EFCC prosecutor in court and stated that the commission is at liberty to proceed with the case when it is ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout prejudice to the decision by his Lordship, his position was not premised on the weight of the evidence by the prosecution or the lack of it. The substantive issues have not even been canvassed before his Lordship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe commission considers this ruling another unfortunate hiatus in the 15 years trial and will certainly return to court to conclude this case. Most of the delays that hallmark this trial had been at the instance of the defendant.<\/p>\n

\u201cTuraki was first arraigned alongside three companies before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja on 13 July 2007. The case was transferred to the Federal High Court, Dutse in 2011 after Turaki successfully challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court Abuja to entertain the case. Then Turaki jumped bail and, from 2011 to 2017, failed to appear in court until he was re-arrested in 2017. Since the trial resumed in 2018, the case had stalled largely on account of Turaki\u2019s absence in court.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is however apposite to state that since Justice Dikko took over the trial in December 2021, the only time that the EFCC was not represented in court was Thursday, October 13, 2022. At the last adjourned date July 7, 2022, the Commission was in court with a witness but the defence objected to his testimony on the account that they had not been served with his statement. Consequently, the commission asked for an adjournment and the court fixed October 12 and 13, 2022, for the continuation of the trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn October 12, 2022, the commission was represented in court but could not present its witness who was ill and this was communicated to the court. Against this background, it is shocking that a case of such magnitude was dismissed,\u201d the EFCC said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) said the High Court dismissal of its N36 billion fraud case against a former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, was not an acquittal and that it will return to court to continue with the trial. 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