The Kano State Government has denied the rumour going round in some quarters that it is planning to terminate the culpable homicide and other criminal charges against Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, describing the rumour as baseless and unfounded.
The State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Musa Abdullahi Lawan made the clarification while addressing Journalists on Friday.
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He stressed that as far as the ministry of justice is concerned, the case was adjourned to last Tuesday for ruling on bail application by Kano State Magistrate court number 54 which was holding charge, pending when the legal advice would be ready for proper prosecution at the state high court.
“Though granting bail pending trial is not in anyway the end of the case, sincerely speaking, ministry of justice was not aware about the bail application by the defendant, we were not served because it was an ex parte application,” he said
Lawan stated that the police supplied them with the case diary last week Wednesday for the next line of action.
“We have studied the case diary very well and you know, we don’t need to rush, considering the nature of the charge against the defendant, this is capital offence, for us to give legal advice and prepare a charge, we need to study it very well.”
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“We have perused the case diary and I already instructed the case file be transmitted to the police yesterday, Thursday with our observations and legal advice, so that we can properly charge and arraign the defendant at state high court with offences he alleged to have been committed on behalf of the state government.”
When asked if there is any interest somewhere or he is facing an intense pressure over the case, the Kano Attorney General said if there is interest in the first place, the defendant would not have gone to prison.
He denied the insinuations going round on social media and some quarters that as his capacity of Kano Attorney General will file nolle prosequi in favour of the defendant, describing the rumour as politically motivated.
According to him, the rumour doesn’t make sense for him to terminate the charge against the defendant.
He pointed out that the case was investigated by police at a very short time and brought to the ministry for legal advice.
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He insisted that the ministry will not close its eyes because it was investigated at a very short time and proceeded without following proper procedure.
“We need more information and we have informed the police. There are certain things that ought not to have been said in the media, because it may jeopardize our case.” he concluded.
