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$5m Bribery Video: Court bars Kano agency from investigating Ganduje
The Federal High Court in Kano State has ruled that the Kano Public Compliant and Anti-Corruption Commission lacks the power to investigate the immediate past Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over an alleged $5m bribery video.
Justice Abdullahi Liman, while delivering his judgment, said the offence was a federal offence that could be prosecuted by the Attorney General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Justice Liman said the Kano anti-graft agency had a limitation in investigating the former governor.
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“It is a federal offence and ought to have been reported before the Attoney General of the Federation and Economic Finance Crimes Commission.
“The scope of the anti-corruption is limited to specific power to investigate federal offences,” Justice Liman said.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after the judgment, the counsel for the anti-graft agency, Usman Umar Fari, said they would appeal the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
Recall that Ganduje, through his counsel, Matthew Burkaa (SAN), had filed a fundamental rights suit in July 2023 to restrain PCACC from arresting, investigating and inviting him the alleged dollar video.
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