– Federal government withdrew N2.2 billion fraud law suit against Chief Registrar of the Supreme High Court and two other employees
– The lawyer representing the federal government did not give any reason for withdrawing the case
– Saleh was charged with 9 count charges of diverting the sum of N2.2 billion belonging to the court
The federal government of Nigeria on Tuesday, February 7, reportedly withdrew a N2.2 billion fraud suit leveled against the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Ahmed Saleh and two other employees of the same court.
The charges were filed in October 2016 after the raid on some judges’ houses by men of the Nigeria Department of State Services (DSS).
Federal government withdrew N2.2 billion fraud case against Supreme Court chief registrar, 2 others
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According to Punch Nigeria, the federal government filed the charges against Ahmed Saleh, Muhammed Abdulrahman Sharif and Rilwanu Lawal on November 3, 2016.
The prosecution in the case marked, FCT/HC/CR/13/2016, accused the defendants of receiving gratifications totalling N74.4m from private contractors providing services to the Supreme Court between 2009 and 2016.
The prosecution also alleged in the nine counts, that the Supreme Court officials, among
The accused were to be arraigned on Tuesday when a prosecuting counsel, Mrs Hajara Yusuf, announced the withdrawal of the charges without any reason for doing so.
Yusuf said: “This matter is for arraignment today but I have been instructed to withdraw the said charges.”
The trial judge, Justice Abba-Bello Mohammed, subsequently struck out the case, saying: “The charge, FCT/HC/CR/13/2016, is hereby struck out, same having been withdrawn without objection.”
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Meanwhile, there are reports that President Muhammadu Buhari might have resolved to appoint Justice Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The report quoted a source in the presidency saying the issue has been resolved, adding that the presidency and the attorney-general of the federation had a meeting with Justice Onnoghen at 2am last night.
Justice Onnoghen’s stay as acting CJN is meant to expire Today, February 7.
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