Ex-Jigawa State Gov. Ibrahim Saminu Turaki WANTED!

Saminu Turaki

Justice S. Yahuza of a federal high court in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, has issued a warrant directing the Police and the EFCC to arrest a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki and bring him before the court. The Justice gave the order on Friday after Turaki's consistent refusing to appear before the court to answer charges over his involvement in the massive looting of his state's funds to the tune of N36 billion.

Turaki, who ruled Jigawa from May 29, 1999–May 29, 2007, was first arraigned by the EFCC before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in 2007 on a 32-count charge of misappropriating N36 billion while he was governor. The case was later transferred to Federal High Court, Dutse, after he challenged the jurisdiction of the FCT court. He was subsequently re-arraigned on a 32-count charge at the Federal High Court, Dutse, Jigawa State.

The last known address of the accused, who contested for the Senate in 2011 on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), is No. 16, Dennis Osadebe Street, Asokoro Villa, Abuja.

The EFCC said it implores anyone having useful information about the whereabouts of the suspect to notify its offices in Kano, Gombe, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Lagos or report at the nearest police station.

HBC: And letter on, person go plead "Not Guilty" and as usual, nothing will be done!