Commission to appeal acquittal of Taraba ex-governor
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State yesterday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to refund N228 million to three defendants within 72 hours.
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State yesterday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to refund N228 million to three defendants within 72 hours.
The presiding judge, Stephen Pam, ruled that the case instituted by the EFCC against former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Joel Danlami Ikenya, former Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Mark Bako Useni and gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sani Abubakar Danladi, lacked merit.
He, therefore, asked the EFCC to, as a matter of urgency, refund the N228 million, which the defendants earlier returned to it.
Ruling on the over 100-page judgement, which lasted several hours, he also asked the EFCC to respect the ruling and allow the rule of law to prevail by not harassing or intimidating the defendants, who have been vindicated in court.
Pam, who could not understand why the EFCC failed to substantiate its evidences against the defendants, urged the commission to stop infringing on citizens’ rights.
