Alleged N25bn fraud: EFCC withdraws from Goje’s case
Published

…Hands over to Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on Friday took over the case of alleged N25 billion fraud filed against Former Gombe State Governor, Senator Danjuma Goje from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports in Jos that for almost eight years, the EFCC had been prosecuting the former governor until Friday.

The case, which is before Justice Babatunde Quadiri of Jos Federal High Court II, has even gone to the Jos Court of Appeal over the remaining two counts out of the 21 charges filed against him by EFCC.


READ ALSO: Goje withdraws, endorses Lawan as next Senate President

The Appellate Court is yet to fix a date for the hearing of the appeal.

When the case came up for an emergency hearing before Justice Quadiri, the EFCC Counsel, Mr. Wahab Shittu, told Court that the agency was withdrawing from the case and handing it over the office of the Attorney-General for continuation.

“My Lord, this case was earlier adjourned for June 20 for the continuation of hearing, but then we are here today on the latest development on the matter.

“We as EFCC counsels are withdrawing from the matter and handing it over to the office of the Attorney-General for continuation with the prosecution.

“As you can see in court today is a State Counsel from the AGF’s office to formally take over this case from us,” Shittu declared.

Responding, Mr Paul Erokoro (SAN), did not object to the EFCC withdrawal and handing over of the case to the Attorney-General.

“My Lord, we do not object to the anti-graft agency’s withdrawal and handing over the prosecution to the AG’s office,” Erokoro said.

Mr Pius Asika, Counsel from the office of the Attorney General announced his appearance for the case.

Asika then applied for an adjournment to enable him to prepare for the case proper “having come into the matter today (Friday)”.

Justice Quadiri then adjourned to the case to June 21, 2019 for continuation of hearing.

https://www.punchng.com/alleged-n25bn-fraud-efcc-withdraws-from-gojes-case/amp/

EFCC, the toothless dog

This was an update to yesterday issue about this case.

And here we are today real


https://www.nairaland.com/5230433/exclusive-senate-presidency-how-president

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Presidency: How President Buhari Plans To Drop EFCC Case Against Danjuma Goje
-Attorney-general’s office on standby to hatch plots

The battle for the soul of the Nigerian Senate has taken another twist and turn as President Muhammadu Buhari is concluding plans to drop charges preferred against Senator Danjuma Goje by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), SaharaReporters can confirm.

Goje who had indicated interest to run for the senate presidency in the 9th Assembly on Thursday abruptly stepped down for Senator Ahmed Lawan, President Buhari's anointed candidate for the seat.

The move came days after the president vowed not to interfere with the leadership selection of the 9th Assembly.

The Plan

In the frenzy of last-minute efforts for the president and his allies to have their way and say in what happens in the senate, Presidency sources who spoke to SaharaReporters revealed that the major bargaining chip for Goje was to get the president who is championing a so-called anti-corruption fight to exonerate him from financial impropriety in a two-fold manner which is to quash the case outright for lack of merit or to reassign the case to a new trial judge in other to prolong and weaken the case.

The Federal High Court which will sit in Jos on Friday will be presided over by Justice Babatunde Quadri.

A source within the EFCC confirmed to SaharaReporters that the lawyers for the EFCC in the matter are currently in Jos and have been put on standby for a directive from the presidency on Friday morning.

The office of the attorney-general had also been notified by Buhari to await a directive on whether to withdraw (nolle prosequi) or completely reassign the case.

Last April, the EFCC had filed a cross-appeal at the court of appeal sitting in Jos, against the judgment of a federal high court in Gombe State that partially upheld a no-case submission by the former governor-turned senator.

The anti-corruption agency is trying Goje and two others — Alhaji Aliyu El-Nafaty and Dokoro Gombe (alias S.M Dokoro) — on an amended N5 billion fraud charge.

The EFCC believed Goje, between September and November 2010, forged a document titled, 'Resolution authorizing His Excellency the Executive Governor of Gombe State to acquire a loan of N5,000,000,000.00 only', with Ref. No: GM/HA/RES/VOL. 1/17.

That resolution was alleged to have been signed by Shehu Atiku, Clerk of the Gombe State House of Assembly, with the intent that it be acted on as a genuine document by Access Bank Plc leading to a N5 billion-facility being obtained from the bank by the Goje administration “for infrastructural projects”.

EFCC said its investigations on the loan revealed that the purported resolution authorizing the loan was forged, pointing out that the approval did not pass through the right processes.


http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/06/exclusive-senate-presidency-how-president-buhari-plans-drop-efcc-case-against-danjuma

Cc.
Lalsticlala


Tuniski
ChristianNorth

It’s fake news

sarrki:
It’s fake news

No be only fake news,

Na fake Sarrki join.

Koju siwaju ogbeni

So you were out of Nigeria or even the world when this was making the headlines yesterday. In fact, you deserve a ban.

sarrki:
It’s fake news

engineerboat:
This was an update to yesterday issue about this case.

And here we are today real


https://www.nairaland.com/5230433/exclusive-senate-presidency-how-president




Cc.
Lalsticlala


Tuniski
ChristianNorth

It is desperate time for apc cos they ain't sure of their numbers come Tuesday.

sarrki:
It’s fake news

SR earlier broke the news that the senile hypocrite who masquerades as an anti corruption fighter had sealed a deal to discontinue the case in return for Goje's support to install Lawanda.

Hours later, this has happened today, burying all pretensions to integrity in the corrupt government of election riggers.

jaytee01:
SR earlier broke the news that the senile hypocrite who masquerades as an anti corruption fighter had sealed a deal to discontinue the case in return for Goje's support to install Lawanda.

Hours later, this has happened today, burying all pretensions to integrity in the corrupt government of election riggers.

Nigeria politicians are corrupt, judicial system corrupt, security agencies corrupt, legislatives arms of government corrupt and the citizens are also corrupt

That’s Nigeria

Case closed

EFCC withdraws from Goje’s ‘N25bn fraud’ case

Details>> https://nextedition.com.ng/2019/06/07/efcc-withdraws-from-gojes-n25bn-fraud-case/

engineerboat:
Alleged N25bn fraud: EFCC withdraws from Goje’s case
Published

…Hands over to Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on Friday took over the case of alleged N25 billion fraud filed against Former Gombe State Governor, Senator Danjuma Goje from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports in Jos that for almost eight years, the EFCC had been prosecuting the former governor until Friday.

The case, which is before Justice Babatunde Quadiri of Jos Federal High Court II, has even gone to the Jos Court of Appeal over the remaining two counts out of the 21 charges filed against him by EFCC.


READ ALSO: Goje withdraws, endorses Lawan as next Senate President

The Appellate Court is yet to fix a date for the hearing of the appeal.

When the case came up for an emergency hearing before Justice Quadiri, the EFCC Counsel, Mr. Wahab Shittu, told Court that the agency was withdrawing from the case and handing it over the office of the Attorney-General for continuation.

“My Lord, this case was earlier adjourned for June 20 for the continuation of hearing, but then we are here today on the latest development on the matter.

“We as EFCC counsels are withdrawing from the matter and handing it over to the office of the Attorney-General for continuation with the prosecution.

“As you can see in court today is a State Counsel from the AGF’s office to formally take over this case from us,” Shittu declared.

Responding, Mr Paul Erokoro (SAN), did not object to the EFCC withdrawal and handing over of the case to the Attorney-General.

“My Lord, we do not object to the anti-graft agency’s withdrawal and handing over the prosecution to the AG’s office,” Erokoro said.

Mr Pius Asika, Counsel from the office of the Attorney General announced his appearance for the case.

Asika then applied for an adjournment to enable him to prepare for the case proper “having come into the matter today (Friday)”.

Justice Quadiri then adjourned to the case to June 21, 2019 for continuation of hearing.

https://www.punchng.com/alleged-n25bn-fraud-efcc-withdraws-from-gojes-case/amp/

The Country called Nigeria is very very sick & neck deep in corruption, from the presidency, down to every man, woman, boy & girl on the street of this God forsaken country.

ah ha....that's the bargain and that's why he visited buhari to formalised the deal...eff should withdraw his fruad suite and he will step down for Lawan....

Op,it is high wired politics.you sound painted.

buhari the curroption fighter. mtchewww

Hope Zombies can now see that Buhari is not fighting any Corruption.Infact Bubu is Corruption personified

lol...

pmb's supporters seem confused...

their comments are incoherent...

ivandragon:
lol...


pmb's supporters seem confused...


their comments are incoherent...

If you know how much those fools struggle behind their keyboards, you'll give them a break.
These days whenever I see their incoherent comments, I simply pity them.

Gush! Buhari government is the most useless ever seen with its most useless hypocritical anti-corruption war.God punish all the zombies of this present govt .

sarrki:
Nigeria politicians are corrupt, judicial system corrupt, security agencies corrupt, legislatives arms of government corrupt and the citizens are also corrupt

That’s Nigeria

Even after four years of change that has been promoted to the next level
The devil is a bloody liar. Chai.
As for Barawo bubu, the grand khadi of corruption and his fellow rogues in the Alliance for Present (& Past) Criminals, this is no surprise.


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FactBoyz:
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said politicians’ sins are forgiven when they join the ruling party.

Oshiomhole made this statement on Thursday, while welcoming new members to the party, at the APC presidential campaign in Benin.

As he reeled out names of those who have defected from the PDP to the APC, he said: “I am told that there are a lot of very very senior people from PDP who have decided to join forces with President Buhari to take the broom to sweep away PDP and to continue to ensure that APC continues to preside all over Nigeria.


“It includes my own brother, my friend who comes from my own clime, Henry Duke Genebe. He is the former organising secretary of PDP and we also have former vice chairman PDP and leader of Edo North of PDP. We also have my brother Chief Esheshi Godwin. He is also former council chairman and my very dear friend. We have quite a number of other leaders who have come.

“We have quite a number of other leaders who have come… in fact, once you have joined APC, all your sins are forgiven.”

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2019/01/18/join-apc-sins-forgiven-oshiomhole-video/amp/

ivandragon:
lol...

pmb's supporters seem confused...

their comments are incoherent...

The ones wey get sense among them have withdrawn from the miserable N30,000 BMC e-warrior job of confusing their fellow Nigerians in the propaganda blitz. Who wants to associate with an incompetent barawo and jaguda, when dem no swear for the person


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sarrki:


Nigeria politicians are corrupt, judicial system corrupt, security agencies corrupt, legislatives arms of government corrupt and the citizens are also corrupt

That’s Nigeria

. Stop being hypocritic with the truth and set the record straight. Buhari is the most corrupt and demonic president that had ever ruled Nigeria. Now you see why his integrity fake

Quite funny, I laugh in Swahili, e don tey way i know say this corruption fight na noise, i mean, na real scam. So because one person steps down for another, he is now innocent. This is a very funny country. Unfortunate, those people they package lies for and tell them they are fighting corruption will still believe them, so much pity on BMCs, very hard to do his kind of job which has no retirement benefit....

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Hmm..

Well, first off, Goje is not off the hook. The fact that the Attorney General is taking over the case means that the case for now is still on. And for all we know, the Attorney General might not be a s forgiving as EFCC....

Having said that...the timing is very suspicious. Goje gives way in the Senate Race...after being stubborn about contesting...then this happens. And the Attorney General is a political appointee....

If the case goes away, just confirms APC is as bad as PDP was.

The sad thing is that Nigerians won't see this. And we keep on voting for the same two parties over and over again. No courage to try something new.

EFCC

tactius:
Hmm..

Well, first off, Goje is not off the hook. The fact that the Attorney General is taking over the case means that the case for now is still on. And for all we know, the Attorney General might not be a s forgiving as EFCC....

Having said that...the timing is very suspicious. Goje gives way in the Senate Race...after being stubborn about contesting...then this happens. And the Attorney General is a political appointee....

If the case goes away, just confirms APC is as bad as PDP was.

The sad thing is that Nigerians won't see this. And we keep on voting for the same two parties over and over again. No courage to try something new.

why would the Attorney general take over the case?


why not take over the cases of Fayose, Metuh & Lamido while at it?


you often try to put up very coherent debates, the issue I have with you is consistency...

you seem to always slightly shift the goal post when it involves certain characters...


mind you, this is a direct sign that PMB is fully in the know about who gets harassed by efcc & who is left off the hook...


in time, the case will be dismissed...


one major problem we have right now is that PMB has made himself an institution, what he wants is what is done.


this is killing the country & creating dysfunctional system.