Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaThe Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said he decided to withdraw the N25bn fraud case against Gombe Central lawmaker, Senator Danjuma Goje, because the case against him was weak. Transparency International had also made reference to the Goje incident when it decided to rate Nigeria low on its corruption perception index. In a statement signed by his spokesman, Dr Umar Gwandu, the AGF said he had the constitutional right to withdraw any criminal case at any time. The statement read in part, “As to the allegation of withdrawal of the corruption case of N25bn against former Gombe State Governor, Senator Danjuma Goje; the first point of correction is that the AGF did not withdraw a N25bn case. On the Malabu fraud case, the AGF said he never interfered with the job of the EFCC.

Source: Punch February 01, 2020 00:22 UTC