Senatorial Candidate Who Scammed Foreigner $1.3M Fails To Appear in Court, EFCC Says He’s Nowhere To Be Found
- APC Kano-Central senatorial candidate, Abdulkareem Abdulsalam Zaura is still on the radar of the EFCC
- Zaura is being charged by the anti-graft commission for allegedly defrauding a Kuwaiti of $1.3 million
- It was gathered that Zaura was said to have been absent from his re-arraignment at the Federal High Court in Kano
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Kano, Kano - Abdulkareem Abdulsalam Zaura, a senatorial candidate for Kano Central under the flagship of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) currently facing trial for a million-dollar scam has been declared nowhere to be found his prosecutor, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This was disclosed by the EFCC on Monday, October 31 before the Federal High Court in Kano.
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As reported by Daily Trust, Zaura, was reported to have also been absent for trial on Friday, October 14 for his first arraignment after being charged with defrauding a Kuwaiti of $1.3million.
Legit.ng gathered that Zaura had been given a favourable judgment by the lower court but the appellate overruled the initial verdict and sanctioned a fresh trial.
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Meanwhile, Ibrahim Waru, the legal counsel to the defendant noted to the court that his client was eligible to be absent from court as he reminded the court that his client filed an interlocutory application challenging the jurisdiction of the court,
Waru further stated that his client was also not fit medically to attend court proceedings while noting that a medical report has been obtained to that effect.
Meanwhile, the presiding judge, Justice Mohammad Nasiru Yinusa ordered that an application should be filed to the court on when the defendant will be available in court.
Justice Yunusa, however, adjourned proceedings until Thursday, November 10.
Antecedent of Zaura's trial
Meanwhile, Legit.ng gathered that Zaura had been tried before Justice Lewis Allagoa of the same Federal High Court in Kano but was freed of the charges leveled against him in June 2020.
The EFCC who were not pleased with the position of the lower court resorted to filing an application of appeal to the appellate court seeking redress to the matter.
A three-man panel led by Justice Abdullahi Bayero, ruled against the decision of the lower court and gave a fresh verdict ordering the re-arraignment of Zaura.
EFCC trailing Governor Matawalle, as court issues verdict
In another development, EFCC lacks the power and right to prosecute Governor Bello Matawalle based on his immunity granted by section 308 of the 1999 constitution.
This was the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja read by Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday, October 14.
The court advised the commission to wait until the Zamfara governor leaves office before arraigning him in court.
Source: Legit.ng
