Across Nigeria Corruption Matters

Alleged N25bn fraud: Court orders arrest of Gombe ex-gov, Goje

A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court.

The EFCC said in a Facebook post that Goje, who is being charged with an alleged N25bn fraud, might be arrested on Wednesday (today) if he failed to show up in court.

The statement read, “A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) issued a bench warrant against former Governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court. The warrant is however to take effect by 8am on October 5, 2016, if he fails to show up in court again.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Subscribe to News Update

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Archives

%d bloggers like this: