A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has dismissed a suit filed by a Kano based Lawyer, seeking an order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Governor Abdullahii Umar Ganduje for allegedly receiving bribe from a contractor.
The court dismissed the suit filed by Bulama Bukarti, for lack of evidence.
Justice Egwuatu in her ruling said that even though where the affidavit deposed to, is not countered, it is deemed admitted, the evidence therein must be cogent and verifiable.
“The provisions of Freedom of Information Act 2011, required that information requested must be a public record and in the custody of the instruction of the organization so requested from.
Justice Egwuatu further said that the evidence before the court has not shown that the EFCC has the record of the forensic analysis of the bribery video allegations.
“The report ought to be given to the Kano state House of Assembly ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the matter”, Egwuatu said.
