Breaking: WANTED
EX-GOVERNOR OF KATSINA, SHEMA TURNS HIMSELF IN
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he immediate ex-Governor of Katsina
state, Ibrahim Shema, who was declared wanted on Wednesday by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly diverting N18 billion of
government’s fund to his private account has turned himself in. Reports
indicated that Shema reported to EFCC office in Abuja around 9:30 a.m. Friday.
Recall that the EFCC had said that
the former governor, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, was
declared wanted after efforts to get him to respond to the allegations through
invitations by the EFCC failed. According to his spokesperson, Oluwabusola Olawale, the ex-governor turned himself in because “he is a law abiding citizen who has absolutely nothing to fear.” He added that Shema “went to submit himself to the EFCC even though the agency has not been fair to him in handling his case. Read more
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