Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N5bn Fraud: Shema Runs to Appeal Court

Former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema has approached the court of appeal sitting in Kaduna to set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court Katsina which had on April 23, 2018 dismissed his preliminary objection to the corruption charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Counsel to Shema, E.C Ukala SAN unsuccessfully tried to convince Justice Babagana Ashgar to rule on his client's preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the 26-count money laundering charge, before he could take his plea. But Justice