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Court admits evidence in Shema’s alleged N11bn fraud case

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:36:18 +0000

A Katsina State High Court, on Monday, admitted in evidence, the report of the investigation panel on alleged misappropriation in the finances of local government councils during the tenure of former Governor Ibrahim Shema. Justice Ibrahim Maikaita-Bako admitted the report as exhibit in the ongoing trial of Shema and three others accused of misappropriating about […]

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Alleged N5.7bn money laundering: Court grants Shema bail on self recognition

Roland Edwards — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 21:37:01 +0000

A Federal High Court sitting in Katsina, on Friday, granted the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, bail on self recognition. Shema was governor of the state from 2007 to 2015. He is standing trial before the court on 26-count charge bordering on money laundering, amounting to N5.7 billion SURE-P funds during his tenure. […]

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Alleged money laundering: Court remands Shema in EFCC custody

Robby Akeju — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 21:44:41 +0000

A Federal High Court sitting in Katsina on Tuesday ordered that former Katsina State governor, Ibrahim Shema, be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until April 27, for alleged money laundering. Shema is standing trial before the court for allegedly misappropriating about N5.7 billion SURE-P funds during his tenure. […]

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N11bn fraud: Supreme Court orders ex-governor Shema, three others to face trial

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:49:03 +0000

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgement of Court of Appeal, Kaduna, which authorised the trial of former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, on allegation of N11 billion fraud. Shema, who was governor of the state between 2007 and 2015 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is been tried along […]

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Fayose: Ex-Katsina Governor, Ibrahim Shema, being persecuted because of 2019

Femi Adewale — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 22:21:34 +0000

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has described the trial of former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as mere political persecution, which is part of the plot of the cabal in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to incapacitate opposition figures in the country financially before the […]

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Fayose: EFCC must release ex-Katsina Governor Shema or charge him to court

Femi Adewale — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:45:56 +0000

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has described the continuous detention of the immediate past governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as further demonstration of the anti-graft agency’s lack of respect for the fundamental rights of Nigerians as provided by the country’s 1999 Constitution, saying; “EFCC should […]

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Shema, Masari and the Katsina legacy

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:39:35 +0000

By Adam S. Uba To those who support Ibrahim Shehu Shema, the immediate past governor of Katsina State, the legacies he has bequeathed to the Katsinawas in the eight years he was at the helm have remained the best and most enduring since the state was carved out of Kaduna State in 1987. To buttress […]

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