Alleged Corruption: Court Orders Substituted Service on Ganduje, Wife, others

Newspointer June 5, 2024

By Salejo Ali, Kano

A Kano state High Court sitting at Miller Road has granted an order seeking to serve the Immediate past Governor of the state Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat and five others with court processes through substituted means.

Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu gave the order after listening to arguments from both prosecution and defense counsels.

The National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling Party the All Progressives Congress APC Abdullahi Ganduje is facing 10 count charge instituted by Kano state Government bordering on allegations of bribery, Misappropriation and diversion of public funds running into billions of Naira.

Other respondents Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited and Lasage General Enterprises Limited are charged with eight-counts.

At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Zahraddeen Kofar-Mata moved, the motion exparte on behalf of prosecution team seeking to serve the respondents through substituted means by publishing them in two national dailies.

Counsel to the 6th respondent Nuraini Jimoh, objected the motion exparte seeking to serve the respondents through substituted means.

Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu however, over ruled Jimoh and granted the order following an application made by the prosecution counsel.

The matter has been adjourned to 11th July for continuation.

Recalled that, the Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, had transferred the case of the alleged corruption involving Ganduje and others which was before justice Usman Na’Abba to another state High Court judge, justice Amina Adamu Aliyu.

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