The Federal Government has approved the take over of the prosecution of high profile public officers, especially former governors, indicted for looting their states' treasuries by the National Prosecution Coordination Committee, NPCC.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, during a meeting with heads of anti-graft agencies at the Federal Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Abuja, on Monday directed them to compile the lists of such high profile cases.
Malami explained that the purpose of the meeting was to work out a synergy between the NPCC and the agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC, the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Department of State Services, DSS and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.
Some of the high profile trials involving some ex-governors that the NPCC is expected to take over include those against the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, a two-term governor of Kwara State; Godswil Akpabio (Akwa Ibom); Ali-Modu Sheriff (Borno), Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia); Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu); Saminu Turaki (Jigawa); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Joshua Dariye (Plateau); Ahmed Yerima (Zamfara); Gabriel Suswam (Benue); Martin Elechi (Ebonyi); Danjuma Goje (Gombe); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Ikedi Ohakim (Imo); Obong Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom); Achike Udenwa (Imo); Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa); Gbenga Daniel (Ogun); Jolly Nyame (Taraba); Boni Haruna (Adamawa); George Akume (Benue); Rashidi Ladoja (Oyo); Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto), Usman Dakingari (Kebbi); Adamu Mu’azu (Bauchi); Peter Odili (Rivers), and Lucky Igbindedion (Edo).
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