The judge also announced the state’s government interest in prosecuting the critics.
An Area Court in Pantami area of Gombe metropolis has failed to release on bail two critics of the Gombe State governor, Inuwa Yahaya, who were detained on Thursday for allegedly ”conniving to insult the governor”.
The two were not produced in court on Monday and Tuesday as the judge dilly-dallied on excuses, their lawyer, Habu Abdu told PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday evening. An associate of Mr Boza-Boza, Adamu Babale, who went to the police station to secure the bail of his fellow party man was also detained. The alleged offence, according to the charge sheet, is contrary to Section 96 & 155 of the Penal Code Law.The two politicians were docked before the court on Thursday, a day declared as work-free for all courts in the state.
But despite the holiday, the two men were taken before the court in what the opposition leaders in the state said was a premeditated action.At the court on Tuesday, the judge announced the state government’s communication to the court indicating interest in the matter. The state’s ministry of justice said it will take over the prosecution of the case from the police.
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