The former Minister of Communication and PDP Zamfara Central Senatorial Candidate, Ikira Aliyu Bilbis has been arraigned before the chief Magistrate court one Gusau by the Zamfara state Police Command.
After hearing from the prosecution counsel, SP Jafar Muhammad and the defence counsel, Barrister Junaidu Abubakar, the Presiding magistrate of the court, Justice Sa’adu Gurbin Bore said his court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the instant case.
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Justice Sa’adu Gurbin Bore who was relying on the submission of the defence counsel that by the provision of section 3 and 5 of Magistrate court restriction powers 2002 which says “an accused that is brought before this court who professes Islamic faith shall be transferred to appropriate Shari’a court of jurisdiction for trial”.
He therefore transferred the case to upper Shari’a court II Gusau for adjudication.
The former minister was accused of criminal conspiracy and mischief contrary to section 97 and 327 of the penal code law applicable to Zamfara State.
Ikira was accused alongside Dauda lawan Dare, Mukhtar Lugga (PDP chairman Zamfara state) Shehu Ahmed Regan, Engineer Sulaiman Abubakar Gummi, Garba Yandi and Salihu Mai Buhu Gummi who are all at large as revealed by the prosecution counsel SP Jafar Muhammad of the Zamfara State Police Command.
As at Press time of today (Wednesday) 30/11/2022, the accused is at the Upper Shari’a court II Gusau waiting for the judge.
Radio Nigeria reports that there is heavy presence of security who barricaded the entrance and the exit of the road leading to the court and also locked the court gate.
Abdulrazak Kaura