A Kano Federal High court has dismissed all bribery allegations levelled against Abdullahi Ganduje, the state Governor.
The lawsuit which was filed by Bulama Bukarti asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to conduct a thorough forensic investigation on the video which showed Governor Ganduje receiving bribe from an unidentified contractor.
Bulama asked EFCC to provide a report on the video.
However, Justice Egwuatu, the presiding judge dismissed the lawsuit for lack of substantial evidence.
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He said the evidence provided before the court can not prove that EFCC had official report on the forensic analysis on the bribery video. He also said Kano state House of Assembly ad-hoc committee should receive the report since it was in charge of investigating the case
Justice Egwuatu in his ruling said that “even though where the affidavit deposed to, is not countered, it is deemed admitted, the evidence therein must be cogent and verifiable.”
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He further said “the provisions of Freedom of Information Act 2011, required that information requested must be a public record and in the custody of the instruction of organization so requested from.”
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