Politics Senate Forgery: FG to File Fresh Charges Against Saraki, Ekweremadu

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The federal government will file fresh individual charges against Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy Ike Ekweremadu, Vanguard reports.

A top official at the Ministry of Justice said the charges were withdrawn in the first instance because the police was yet to complete its investigation.

“You can see that under the Criminal Justice Act, the statement of the accused persons and all the witnesses are expected to be filed and it would have been wrong to have pressed ahead with the case when the police are yet to conclude their investigations,” the official pointed out.

“The federal government considered it appropriate to withdraw the case and conclude the investigation and attach both the statements by the accused and the witnesses before filing fresh charges against the suspects.

“We want to strengthen our position and present a solid case against the suspects as required under the Criminal Justice Administration Act,” he said.

However, when contacted, Justice Minister Abubakar Malami confirmed that fresh charges would be pressed against the duo but declined to say when.


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