SEN GOJE’S ALLEGED FRAUD CASE: Court adjourns for new prosecutor to study case

Weeks after the withdrawal of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the prosecution of Sen Danjuma Goje in an alleged N6 billion fraud case, the Federal High Court in Jos on Friday adjourned until July 4 to enable the new prosecutor, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), study the case.

The EFCC had been prosecuting the case until June 7, when it handed over the case file to the AGF.

Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, was elected Senator in the February 2019 election.

He had shown interest in becoming the Senate President as against the preferred candidate of his party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Ahmed Lawan.

He, however, drop his ambition, soon after which the EFCC announced that it was dropping the charges against him to hand over to the AGF.

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When the matter came up on Friday before Justice Babatunde Quadiri, Mr Pius Akutah, an Assistant Chief State Counsel, in office of AGF, applied for a short adjournment to enable them study the case file.

“My Lord, l wish to confirm to this honorable Court that the EFCC has formally forwarded the case file to us, having taken over the matter from them on June 7.

“We are aware that on that day, June 7, the case was adjourned for further hearing, but because we are still studying the case file to have full grasp of entire matter, we shall be asking for a short adjournment, “Akutah pleaded.

“My Lord, on our part we are not objecting to the application made the the prosecution counsel,” Oyelami said.

Justice Quadiri however adjourned the case to July 4, for further hearing.

By Babatunde Alao…

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