Fight against corruption, which was of paramount importance to Buhari’s campaign agenda, is now seen as a partial fight against opposition.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has also, continued to search all the corners of the country to ensure that no corrupt person, especially politician is spared.
It’s an issue of importance to note also, that some court cases are being dismissed as a result of lack of substantial proof to a case.
Just recently, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos discharged and acquitted former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s aide, Dr Waripamo Owei-Dudafa of an alleged N1.6billion fraud charge.
The court under Justice Mohammed Idris held that EFCC failed to prove any of the 22-count charge beyond reasonable doubt against Dr Owei-Dudafa and a Heritage Bank worker Joseph Iwejuo.
Justice Idris said that the anti-graft agency’s case was “based on suspicions” but that suspicions “cannot take the place of legal evidence”.
He also observed that the EFCC failed to call vital witnesses, including Jonathan and former NSA Sambo Dasuki, who could have helped its case.
The judge noted that a particular vital witness, Sompre Omeibi, who could have linked the defendants to the offences, was not summoned to testify. “Why did the prosecution fail to call Sompre Omiebi to testify?” the judge wondered.
The court however dismissed the EFCC’s claim that the bags delivered by Dudafa to Jonathan contained dollars. Justice Idris held that there was no proof for that.
“How did the prosecution know that the bags contained dollars?” the judge wondered again. He said the Prosecution failed to carry out proper investigation.
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