Tag: Saminu Turaki
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Again, court remands ex-Jigawa gov, Saminu Turaki, in prison
Barely five days after a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, granted bail to a former Governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered his remand in Kuje Prison, Abuja. Although Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court granted bail to the ex-governor on…
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EFCC arrests former Jigawa Governor, Turaki at event attended by Obasanjo, Gowon, others
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arrested former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Turaki is being prosecuted by the EFCC for allegedly mismanaging Jigawa state’s funds while he in office as governor. According to a report by The Punch, the former governor was arrested at the…