Kano State High Court No. 5 presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba had earlier scheduled May 16 for ruling on the request substituted service on the defendants.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Kano State High Court No.7 has re-scheduled the arraignment of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, to June 5, 2024.
Ganduje is standing trial alongside his wife Hafsat Umar, his son, Abdullahi Umar and five others.
The defendants in the case also include Abubaka Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textile Ltd, and Lasage General Enterprise Ltd.
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Kano State High Court No. 5 presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba had earlier scheduled May 16 for ruling on the request substituted service on the defendants.
This was before the State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki reassigned the case to High Court No 7 presided by Justice Amina Adamu.
The new charge sheet sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) contained 11 count charges against the initial eight count charges against Ganduje and his co-defendants.
The charges include criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.