Suswam: CJ Overrules Judge, Asks Him to Continue with N3.1bn Fraud Trial

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, has returned the corruption case file of a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, to Justice A.R. Mohammed and ordered him to continue presiding over the case.

Suswam is being prosecuted by the EFCC, along with his Commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of state funds to the tune of N3.1 billion.

Saraki's Corruption Charges: Court to deliver judgment on Saraki’s suit today

Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Abuja Federal High Court, who earlier withdrew from the fundamental rights enforcement suit by Senate President Bukola Saraki, will today deliver judgment on it.


Justice Kafarati had on March 22 withdrawn from the suit, citing an online publication which accused him of compromise. The publication alleged that N2 billion was found in the judge’s private account.