Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

N15bn Fraud: “You Have Case to Answer” – Court Tells Bafarawa

Justice Bello Abbas of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 dismissed an application by a former Governor of Sokoto State Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, seeking to quash N15billion fraud charge preferred against him and six others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The judge held that the former governor and his co-accused have case to answer. Bafarawa is standing trial alongside Beedash Nigeria Limited, 2nd defendant; while Bashir Mamman Nasarawa and his company Multi Trade Global Concept Limited are 3rd and 4th defendants respectively.…