hehehe.....An indication has emerged that the forgery case against the President of
the Senate, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, which was
withdrawn by the Federal Government last week, is to be filed afresh.
Saraki, Ekweremadu, a former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu
Maikasuwa, and a former Deputy clerk, Ben Efeturi, were first arraigned
before Justice Yusuf Halilu on June 10, 2016 on charges bordering on
forgery of Senate Rules
which they all pleaded not guilty to.
Last week, the Federal Government
withdrew the charges leveled against the principal officers of the National Assembly.
However, an official of the Ministry of Justice told Vanguard on
Sunday night that the police is still conducting investigations into the
matter and upon completion, both leaders of the Senate will be charged
separately as against the previous one when they were jointly arraigned.
According to the source, the Police is yet to interrogate Saraki,
Ekweremadu and other officials of the National Assembly said to be
involved in the alleged forgery of the Senate Rules used in conducting
the inauguration of the 8th Senate.
The source was reported as saying: “You can see that under the
Criminal Justice Act, the statement of the accused persons and all the
witnesses are expected to be filed and it would have been wrong to have
pressed ahead with the case when the police are yet to conclude their
investigations.
“The Federal Government considered it appropriate to withdraw the
case and conclude the investigation and attach both the statements by
the accused and the witnesses before filing fresh charges against the
suspects.
“We want to strengthen our position and present a solid case against
the suspects as required under the Criminal Justice Administration Act.”
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