The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reported the All Progressive Congress, APC, Kano Central Senatorial District candidate, Abdusalam Abdulkarim Zaura, better known as AA Zaura missing. Zaura is accused of engaging in alleged $1.30 million fraud, according to DailyPost. This followed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declaration to the court that AA Zaura, who was earlier granted bail from the commission’s custody could not be accounted for.
When the case came up on Monday, the EFCC told the Kano Federal High Court that Zaura, who is the Kano Central Senatorial Candidate of All Progressive Congress(APC), who is also standing trial for alleged $1.30 million fraud, is nowhere to be found. The EFCC filed a charge of criminal conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of $1.3 million against the defendant. When the case came up for arraignment, the prosecution counsel, Mrs Aisha Habib, told the court that the defendant is nowhere to be found for arraignment.
“This is a criminal case and the defendant must be in court to answer his plea even if he is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to arraign him. “This is a total disrespect, the defendant have to be in court before he can file an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to arraign him,” Habib said. Counsel to the defendant, Barr. Ibrahim Garba-Waru, told the court that at this critical stage of the proceedings, the presence of the defendant is not mandatory. “Section 266(b) of Administration of Criminal Justice Law(ACJL) 2015 says in a criminal trial the presence of the defendant is necessary but where there is an exception of interlocutory application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to arraign him can not take place.”
Garba-Waru said the defendant is not in court because he is not physically fit to stand trial. “The defendant on Oct.14, filed an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to arraign him and in as much trial didn’t start his appearance in court is not necessary.�
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