Travel ban: I have been acquitted, says Bafarawa

Former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa yesterday said he cannot be on the travel ban list because he has been discharged and acquitted by a Sokoto State High Court on the case in which he was involved.

Bafarawa, in a telephone chat with The Nation correspondent, said:

“In respect of the case listed against me in the Executive Order 6, I have been discharged and acquitted since July 31st 2018 by a court. I stood trial for almost 10 years> I was not found wanting by the court.

“I also need to put on record that my accounts have not been frozen by any of the anti-graft agencies. None of my properties has been confiscated till date. I have tried to live above board in public service and in my private life.”

The Nation, October 15, 2018

 

RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears

Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now