former minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN)
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday discharged and acquitted former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki in the 16-count charge, bordering on unlawful and criminal misappropriation of N715 million preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement just delivered said the prosecution have not been able to link the former minister and his codefendants with the offences contained in the 16-count charge.
According to the Judge, the defendants dislodged the evidences of the prosecution witnesses called in the matter during cross examination.
He said, it was established during cross examination that Turaki is not a signatory to the account of the ministry and did not authorize any payment or make any transfer of funds.
The court held that the former minister, that he was not a member of the ministerial tenders board and that there was no inflow of funds from the account of the ministry to the company of the former minister.
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