IG Waru Esq, Defence, the Lawyer to embattled candidate of All Progressives Congress, (APC) Kano central, Abdulkareem AbdulSalam Zaura on Monday told the federal High court sitting in Kano that his client slated for fresh arrangement over an alleged $1.3m Fraud was absent at the court because he “is not physically fit to stand trial”. INDEPENDENT reports. Informaion Guide Nigeria
AA Zaura’s absence again for fresh arrangement spark legal fire works between EFCC Lawyers, and the defense attorney as he argued that it was not mandatory for his client to be in court due to interlocutory applications over jurisdiction.
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However, the court of appeal, Kano division in April, 2022, ordered a fresh retrial of the case earlier dismissed and acquittal by Federal high court which ruled in favor of Zaura.
The three panel of Justices of the appellate, presided by Justice Abdullahi Bayero had stroke out the judgement of Justice Lewis Allagoa that discharged Zaura of the alleged financial theft in June 2020.
Consequently, Waru Esq told the court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Bayero that “AA Zaura is not in court because of two reasons. One. He is not fit physically fit for the trial, their is a medical report to that effect with us”
The Defence counsel who vehemently opposed the presence of his client in court had argued that “there is a line of difference between a criminal case and criminal trial. Jamb Result
He cited Section 266 Sub section B in the case of Bafarawa vrs Sokoto state government where the state High court ruled that it wasn’t mandatory for the accused person to be in court.
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