Alleged Corruption: Court Discharges Ex-Niger Gov Babangida Aliyu, Two Others
A Niger State High Court sitting in Minna on Monday discharged a former governor of the state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, and two others who have been standing trial for alleged corruption since 2017.
Last month, the counsel to the plaintiffs — the Niger State government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission — announced their withdrawal from further prosecuting the case before the court. At three different sittings of the court, the prosecution counsel did not appear before the court neither did they send any representation to pursue the case.
At the court sitting on Monday, the trial judge, Justice Mukha’ila Abdullahi, said the court had diligently followed the arguments of the defence counsel and had arrived at the conclusion that the court could not act or serve as prosecutor in the case.
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