A Katsina State High Court, on Tuesday, fixed April 10, 11 and 12, 2018, to hear the motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against ex-governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema and three others on alleged financial impropriety.
Other defendants in the case are former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Sani Makana, and former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Lawal Rufai as well as ex-ALGON Chairman, Lawal Dankaba.
The Katsina State Government and EFCC filed the case before the court accusing Shema and the three others of misappropriating N11 billion state funds.
Shema, however, went to the Supreme Court challenging the jurisdiction of the court to try him, but the apex court directed that he should return to the court and answer charges against him.
During the proceedings, the prosecution counsel, Sam…
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