A Federal High Court in Gombe yesterday held that former Gombe State Governor Danjuma Goje and other four accused persons had? a case to answer over their alleged involvement? in N24.18 billion money laundering.
Justice Quadri Babatunde, who stated this in his ruling yesterday, added that the court had the jurisdiction to entertain the matter preferred against the ex-governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC is prosecuting Goje and four others on an 18-count charge of about N24.18bn financial crimes.
But the ex-governor and the four accused persons had filed two applications, asking the court to quash the charge against them on the grounds that the case? did not disclose any prima facie case against them .The other accused persons are Aliyu El-Nafaty, Sambo Tumu, S.M. Dakoro, and a firm, S.M. Dakoro Gombe.
Lawyer to the accused persons, Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN) had argued the applications while the EFCC’s lawyer, Mr.? Wahab Shittu, opposed the requests.
?But the judge had in his verdict, upheld the argument of Shittu and held that there was the need for the accused persons to make certain explanations over the two volumes of the proof of evidence filed before the court by the EFCC.
The case has been adjourned till May 8.